New Horizon High

New Horizon High operates as a very small 9-12 campus in Banning, California, overseen by Banning Unified. Current enrollment sits at 68 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so New Horizon High sits 92% below that benchmark.

Within Banning Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 4,234 students, New Horizon High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, New Horizon High records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 12% Black, 10% Native American, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Riverside County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Riverside County) shows that median household earnings sit near $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which New Horizon High is one.

The closest other public school is Hemmerling Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 73 students in 2018 compared to 68 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 14% to 4% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.