J. C. Montgomery

J. C. Montgomery operates as an one-room-style four-year high school in Hanford, California, operated by Kings County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 6 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 99% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

J. C. Montgomery is one of 2 schools operated by Kings County Office of Education, a district that serves 399 students overall.

Looking at the student body, J. C. Montgomery reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, J. C. Montgomery logs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $70,995, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students), of which J. C. Montgomery is one.

The closest other public school is Hanford Online Charter, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J. C. Montgomery.

J. C. Montgomery operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J. C. Montgomery has declined 85%, going from 41 students in 2018 to 6 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 80% to 100% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 1.5:1 in 2025.

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