Futures High

Located at 900 Grace Ave., in Sacramento, California, Futures High is a small secondary school that instructs 469 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Futures High District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Futures High sits 44% below that benchmark.

Futures High is a school of Futures High District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Futures High records that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Futures High has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Futures High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Futures High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Higher Learning Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Futures High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.