Glen Paul

Located at 2501 Cypress Ave., in Eureka, California, Glen Paul is an one-room-style all-grades campus that teaches 128 students (grades K through 12), overseen by Humboldt County Office of Education. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Glen Paul is one of 6 schools operated by Humboldt County Office of Education, a district that hosts 302 students overall.

Demographically, Glen Paul records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Asian. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Glen Paul has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Humboldt County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, Humboldt County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Humboldt County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), of which Glen Paul is one.

Winship Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Glen Paul.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 17%: 109 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 6.4:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

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