Colusa Alternative Home

As a micro-enrollment combined-grade school in Colusa, California, Colusa Alternative Home teaches 29 students from grades K through 12, operated by Colusa Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Colusa Alternative Home sits 95% below that benchmark.

Colusa Unified comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,470 students; Colusa Alternative Home is among them.

On the student-mix side, Colusa Alternative Home lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 10% Native American, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Colusa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,672 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Colusa County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,732 students), of which Colusa Alternative Home is one.

Nearest neighbor: George T. Egling Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Colusa Alternative Home operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 58%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 28.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.