Fort Bragg High

Fort Bragg High is a senior high of cozy scale in Fort Bragg, California, operated by Fort Bragg Unified, caters to 569 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 838.

Fort Bragg Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,669 students. Fort Bragg High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Fort Bragg High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 42% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Fort Bragg High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fort Bragg High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 33.0%, a residual of -0.3 points.

Around the school, Mendocino County reports that median household income runs about $68,092, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Mendocino County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), of which Fort Bragg High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dana Gray Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Bragg High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Fort Bragg High's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 569). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 43% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Fort Bragg High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.