Big Bear High

Big Bear High operates as a small 9-12 campus in Big Bear City, California, overseen by Bear Valley Unified. Current enrollment sits at 630 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Big Bear High is one of 6 schools operated by Bear Valley Unified, a district that enrolls 2,176 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Big Bear High records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 46% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Big Bear High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 36.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) shows that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Big Bear High is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Chautauqua High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Big Bear High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Big Bear High at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 61% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Big Bear High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.