Lone Pine High

Lone Pine High is one of the tiny four-year high schools in Lone Pine, California, part of Lone Pine Unified, with 86 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Lone Pine High sits 90% leaner than that benchmark.

Lone Pine High is one of 2 schools operated by Lone Pine Unified, a district that serves 283 students overall.

Demographically, Lone Pine High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 31% White, 9% Native American, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lone Pine High has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lone Pine High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Across the wider county, Inyo County reports that median household income runs about $73,991, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Inyo County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,539 students), Lone Pine High is one campus in the mix.

Lo-Inyo Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Lone Pine High's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 86). Over the same period, the White share grew from 23% to 31%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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