Mendocino High

Set in Mendocino, California, Mendocino High is a minimally staffed high school, operated by Mendocino Unified. It hosts 165 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 80% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Mendocino Unified comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 440 students; Mendocino High is among them.

On demographics, Mendocino High logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Mendocino County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Mendocino High lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mendocino County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Mendocino High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.6%; actual is 61.6%, +20.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mendocino County indicate median household income runs about $68,092, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Mendocino High is one of 66 public schools in Mendocino County (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students).

Mendocino Sunrise High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mendocino High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mendocino High has ticked down 8%, going from 180 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 74% across the same window.

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