Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center

As a minimally staffed unified-grade school in San Andreas, California, Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center caters to 127 students from grades K through 12, overseen by Calaveras Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Calaveras Unified runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,841 students. Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center shows that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Calaveras County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Calaveras County indicate median household income runs about $78,647, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calaveras County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,261 students), Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Calaveras High, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Over the past 7-year window. Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center's enrollment has grew 217% since 2018, when it stood at 40 (now 127). The White share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 33.3:1 in 2018 to 29.9:1 in 2025.

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