Shasta County Independent Study

Located at 3711 Oasis Rd., in Redding, California, Shasta County Independent Study is a tiny 9-12 campus that teaches 102 students (grades 6 through 12), part of Shasta County Office of Education. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 88% below typical.

Shasta County Independent Study is one of 3 schools operated by Shasta County Office of Education, a district that caters to 155 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shasta County Independent Study logs that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Shasta County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Shasta County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shasta County Independent Study falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.1%; this one comes in at 11.2%, -23.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Shasta County shows median household income runs about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shasta County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), Shasta County Independent Study is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Redding STEM Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shasta County Independent Study. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shasta County Independent Study at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 102 students in 2018 compared to 102 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 36.2:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 today.

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