Lassen High

Lassen High operates as a reasonably sized high school in Susanville, California, run under Lassen Union High. Current enrollment sits at 816 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Lassen Union High, which oversees 3 schools and 836 students, Lassen High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lassen High shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% Native American, 2% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, Lassen High shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Lassen County's rate of about 56%.

With demographic context factored in, Lassen High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 59.1%; this one comes in at 33.6%, -25.5 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lassen County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,403 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lassen County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,757 students), Lassen High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Credence High, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lassen High at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Lassen High operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lassen High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 816). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 54%. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.