Eureka Community

As a tiny 9-12 campus in Eureka, California, Eureka Community instructs 70 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Humboldt County Office of Education. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Within Humboldt County Office of Education, which oversees 6 schools and 302 students, Eureka Community is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eureka Community logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 10% Native American, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Humboldt County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Humboldt County shows median household earnings sit near $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Humboldt County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), Eureka Community is one campus in the mix.

Alder Grove Charter School 2 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 61 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 18% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.5:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Eureka Community community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.