Fall River Community Day

As a rural-scale high school in McArthur, California, Fall River Community Day educates 11 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Fall River Joint Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 99% smaller than typical.

Fall River Joint Unified comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 1,156 students; Fall River Community Day is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fall River Community Day shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Fall River Community Day qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Shasta County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Shasta County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,636 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Fall River Community Day is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students).

Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fall River Community Day operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fall River Community Day has expanded 57%, going from 7 students in 2018 to 11 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Fall River Community Day community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.