photo credit: Roseland College Prep School

Among the Sonoma County school campuses set to close in the coming years: Roseland College Prep; not to be confused with Roseland University Prep.

Roseland College Prep is a public charter school located on Ursuline Road near Cardinal Newman, just north of Santa Rosa city limits.

Founded in 2012, Roseland College Prep is part of the small Roseland School District, which hasn't been immune to the decline in school aged children in Sonoma County, said Superintendent Raúl Guerrero.

"Many districts are facing reductions, closures, and consolidation," Guerrero said. "So we're not the only one. You've seen it almost on the daily in the newspapers, for Windsor making reductions, Santa Rosa City Schools closing schools, Sonoma Valley Closing Schools."

Guerrero spoke about the closure plan during a recent informational webinar.

Guerrero said the plan is to close Roseland College Prep, which enrolls grades 7-12, and consolidate students at Roseland Accelerated Middle School and Roseland University Prep.

He said the realignment is needed to get the district finances on a more stable footing.

"Roseland charter school's expenses have been more than its revenues for multiple years, and every site has higher expenses than revenues," Guerrero said. "Our current deficit is $5.1 million."

Guerrero said Roseland College Prep specifically has an annual deficit close to $2 million.

Current plans will keep the school open for the 2025-26 school year, but without offering new seventh grade enrollment. District officials said they hope to eventually sell the school site to offset other district expenses.