Happy Camp High

As an one-room-style four-year high school in Happy Camp, California, Happy Camp High teaches 41 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Siskiyou Union High. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

Siskiyou Union High runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 476 students. Happy Camp High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Happy Camp High logs that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Native American, 27% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Happy Camp High has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Happy Camp High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Siskiyou County's rate of about 65%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Siskiyou County put 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 Happy Camp High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Happy Camp Union Elementary, around 0.3 miles off.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Happy Camp High has fell 32%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 41 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 20% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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