Nearly all regions project enrollment declines over the next decade
SOURCES: California Department of Education, DataQuest; California Department of Finance.
NOTES: Actual enrollment counts used for 2015-16 and 2025-26. Projected enrollment counts from 2025 series used for 2035-36 enrollment. Greater Los Angeles Region: Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura. Counties in the San Diego & Imperial region: Imperial and San Diego. Central Coast Region: Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. Bay Area Region: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. North Coast and North State: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, and Siskiyou. Inland Empire Region: Riverside and San Bernardino. San Joaquin Valley Region: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare. Sacramento Region: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo. Sierra Region: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Sierra, Tuolumne. Northern Valley Region: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba.
FROM: PPIC Blog, May 2026. 