Owens Valley High

Set in Independence, California, Owens Valley High is a very small four-year high school, one of the schools within Owens Valley Unified. It enrolls 23 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Owens Valley High sits 97% smaller than that benchmark.

Owens Valley Unified runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 99 students. Owens Valley High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Owens Valley High records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 17% multiracial, 17% Native American, 9% White, 9% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Inyo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,991 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Inyo County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,539 students), Owens Valley High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Owens Valley Elementary, around 0.0 miles off.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Owens Valley High has decreased 23%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 23 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 40% to 9% over that span.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.