Centennial Continuation High

Centennial Continuation High operates as an one-room-style four-year high school in Corning, California, run under Corning Union High. Current enrollment sits at 67 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Corning Union High runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,070 students. Centennial Continuation High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial Continuation High reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 28% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Tehama County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Centennial Continuation High logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Centennial Continuation High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Tehama County's rate of about 72%.

In the broader community, census data for Tehama County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tehama County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), Centennial Continuation High is one campus in the mix.

Corning Independent Study is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Centennial Continuation High operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centennial Continuation High has climbed 148%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 41% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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