Intermountain Independent Study

Intermountain Independent Study serves students in Burney, California, as a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 26 students. Combined schools in California have about 602 students on average; enrollment here is 96% lower.

Fall River Joint Unified serves 1,156 students across 10 schools.

More than half of the students at Intermountain Independent Study are White (62%). The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 12% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Shasta County's population at about 78%.

Intermountain Independent Study reported 0.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 130.0:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in California is 18.6:1. There are 17 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 65% of enrollment.

Shasta County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,636, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Shasta County's 95 public schools enroll about 26,639 students and include Intermountain Independent Study.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Burney Community Day, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 5.

Intermountain Independent Study is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data. Intermountain Independent Study carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.

The discussion board for Intermountain Independent Study is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.