John J. Cairns Continuation

Set in Lindsay, California, John J. Cairns Continuation is a rural-scale secondary school, part of Lindsay Unified. It educates 65 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Lindsay Unified comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,928 students; John J. Cairns Continuation is among them.

In terms of who attends, John J. Cairns Continuation shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, John J. Cairns Continuation has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting John J. Cairns Continuation tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at John J. Cairns Continuation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Tulare County shows median household earnings sit near $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), John J. Cairns Continuation is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Loma Vista Charter, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John J. Cairns Continuation.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John J. Cairns Continuation has shrank 20%, going from 81 students in 2018 to 65 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 91% to 97% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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