Intermountain Independent Study

Set in Burney, California, Intermountain Independent Study is a very small K-12 campus, run under Fall River Joint Unified. It instructs 26 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Across the 10 schools in Fall River Joint Unified (1,156 students total), Intermountain Independent Study accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Intermountain Independent Study reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Intermountain Independent Study logs 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 130.0:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Shasta County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,636, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Intermountain Independent Study is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students).

Mountain View High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Intermountain Independent Study.

The school occupies a small-town site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.