Richland Continuation High

Richland Continuation High is a very small high school in Orange Unified, located in Orange, California. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 165 students. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 80% lower.

Orange Unified oversees Richland Continuation High and 39 other schools, with 23,790 students in total.

The share of students at Richland Continuation High who are Hispanic is 86%. Other students are 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.

Richland Continuation High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, with 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 649, with about 430,458 students.

Orange High is about 0.4 miles from Richland Continuation High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Richland Continuation High has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.

In 2020-21, Richland Continuation High enrolled 252 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 165. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 11.5:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Richland Continuation High. Members of the school community can share what they know.