Total enrollment
4,406
+1 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Coalinga-Huron Unified
California · 4,406 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Coalinga-Huron Unified pick from 11 schools serving the district's roughly 4,406 K-12 students (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Coalinga-Huron Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Coalinga-Huron Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #523 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,406 | #286 of 587 | #2,201 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #208 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #104 of 587 | #8,218 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.2% | #148 of 587 | #1,211 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #450 of 530 | #5,347 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Coalinga-Huron Unified
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Sunset Elementary at 26.4% proficient to Huron Middle at 11.0%, a gap of 15.4 points. That is the 371st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,450 to 4,406 students (down 1%) and from 189 to 227 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalinga High | Coalinga | High | 09-12 | 1,256 |
| Huron Elementary | Huron | Elementary | KG-05 | 723 |
| Coalinga Middle | Coalinga | Middle | 06-08 | 662 |
| Sunset Elementary | Coalinga | Elementary | 04-05 | 442 |
| Henry F. Bishop Elementary | Coalinga | Elementary | KG-01 | 412 |
| Nell Dawson Elementary | Coalinga | Elementary | 01-03 | 405 |
| Huron Middle | Huron | Middle | 06-08 | 344 |
| Annie E. Cheney Kindergarten | Coalinga | Elementary | KG-KG | 74 |
| Cambridge High | Coalinga | High | 09-12 | 48 |
| Chesnut High (Continuation) | Huron | High | 09-12 | 35 |
| Miles W. Culwell Community Day | Coalinga | High | 07-12 | 5 |
About Coalinga-Huron Unified
Across 11 schools, Coalinga-Huron Unified teaches about 4,406 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Coalinga-Huron Unified covers 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Coalinga-Huron Unified is about 401, meaningfully below the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,405 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,406 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Coalinga-Huron Unified gained 1 school, going from 10 to 11.
On this page, the community for Coalinga-Huron Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.