Loyalton High

Loyalton High, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Loyalton, California, operated by Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, works with 165 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Loyalton High sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, which oversees 5 schools and 414 students, Loyalton High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Loyalton High reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Loyalton High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 63.3%; this one comes in at 37.0%, -26.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sierra County put median household income runs about $63,355, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Sierra County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 414 students), Loyalton High is one campus in the mix.

Sierra Pass (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Loyalton High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loyalton High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loyalton High has ticked up 5%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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