Laytonville High

Laytonville High is a micro-enrollment secondary school in Laytonville, California, part of Laytonville Unified. The school hosts 98 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 2 schools in Laytonville Unified (315 students total), Laytonville High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Laytonville High lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Native American, 2% Asian. By comparison, Mendocino County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Laytonville High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 19.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Mendocino County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,092 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mendocino County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), Laytonville High is one campus in the mix.

Laytonville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Laytonville High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.6%.

Laytonville High operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Laytonville High's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 108 (now 98). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 69% to 53%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.