Chautauqua High (Continuation)

Big Bear City, California, is home to Chautauqua High (Continuation), a very small high school. Students in grades 8 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 33 students. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.

Bear Valley Unified includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,176 students.

At Chautauqua High (Continuation), White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other students are 48% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 33% White.

Its staff includes 0.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 39.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 85% of students at Chautauqua High (Continuation) can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 74% for public schools in San Bernardino County.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income comes to about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 393,648 students.

Of the public schools around it, Chautauqua High (Continuation) is closest to Big Bear High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.

Locale data from NCES put Chautauqua High (Continuation) in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 39.3:1, from 38.0:1.

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