Sam Webb Continuation

Sam Webb Continuation, a tiny high school in Holtville, California, one of the schools within Holtville Unified, instructs 10 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 99% smaller than typical.

Within Holtville Unified, which oversees 6 schools and 1,574 students, Sam Webb Continuation is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sam Webb Continuation shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Imperial County as a whole is about 86% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at Sam Webb Continuation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Imperial County reports that median household income runs about $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sam Webb Continuation is one of 76 public schools in Imperial County (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students).

Nearest neighbor: Freedom Academy of Imperial Valley, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Sam Webb Continuation.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 44%: 18 students in 2018 compared to 10 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 17% to 0%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 36.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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