Total enrollment
3,803
-261 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Placer Union High
California · 3,918 students · 4 cities
Placer Union High's public schools total 6 across the district, with enrollment of about 3,918 and an average school size near 653.
4-year change in Placer Union High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Placer Union High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #104 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,918 | #313 of 587 | #2,483 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #391 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #408 of 587 | #8,782 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 22.7% | #520 of 587 | #7,255 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #334 of 530 | #3,110 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Placer Union High
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Del Oro High at 66.4% proficient to Maidu Virtual Charter Academy at 26.3%, a gap of 40.1 points. That is the 130th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,923 to 3,803 students (down 3%) and from 170 to 168 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Oro High | Loomis | High | 09-12 | 1,634 |
| Placer High | Auburn | High | 09-12 | 1,265 |
| Colfax High | Colfax | High | 09-12 | 611 |
| Foresthill High | Foresthill | High | 09-12 | 190 |
| Maidu Virtual Charter Academy | Auburn | High | 09-12 | 115 |
| Confluence Continuation High | Auburn | High | 10-12 | 103 |
About Placer Union High
Placer Union High is a small California school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 3,918.
Average enrollment per school in Placer Union High is about 653, noticeably above the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Placer Union High has contracted 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,064 students to 3,803. The school count fell from 6 to 5 across the same 4-year window.
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