Fort Jones Elementary

Set in Fort Jones, California, Fort Jones Elementary is a rural-scale elementary campus, run under Scott Valley Unified. It enrolls 124 students across grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

Scott Valley Unified runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 604 students. Fort Jones Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Fort Jones Elementary logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 31% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 14% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Siskiyou County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,095 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Siskiyou County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students), of which Fort Jones Elementary is one.

Scott Valley Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus.

Fort Jones Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Jones Elementary has declined 17%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 40%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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