Etna Union High

Etna Union High operates as a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Etna, California, overseen by Scott Valley Unified. Current enrollment sits at 185 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 78% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Etna Union High is one of 5 schools operated by Scott Valley Unified, a district that hosts 604 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Etna Union High shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 9% Native American. By comparison, Siskiyou County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Etna Union High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of +6.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Siskiyou County put median household earnings sit near $59,095, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Etna Union High is one of 52 public schools in Siskiyou County (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students).

The closest other public school is Scott River High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Etna Union High comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Etna Union High has fell 6%, going from 197 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 70% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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