Foresthill High

Foresthill High is one of the very small senior highs in Foresthill, California, part of Placer Union High, with 190 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 6 schools in Placer Union High (3,918 students total), Foresthill High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Foresthill High reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Placer County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Foresthill High has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Foresthill High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Placer County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), of which Foresthill High is one.

Foresthill Divide is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foresthill High at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 207 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 13% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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