S. William Abel Academy

S. William Abel Academy is one of the one-room-style senior highs in Williams, California, operated by Colusa County Office of Education, with 43 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so S. William Abel Academy sits 95% below that benchmark.

Colusa County Office of Education runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 55 students. S. William Abel Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, S. William Abel Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% White, 9% Native American, 5% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Colusa County reports that median household income runs about $75,672, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. S. William Abel Academy is one of 23 public schools in Colusa County (combined enrollment of about 4,732 students).

Coastal Buttes Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

S. William Abel Academy operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 115%: 20 students in 2018 compared to 43 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 14% across the same window.

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