Shelter Cove

Located at 250 South Sanderson Way, in Fort Bragg, California, Shelter Cove is a rural-scale junior high that teaches 5 students (grades 4 through 8), run under Fort Bragg Unified. That puts it 99% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Across the 7 schools in Fort Bragg Unified (1,669 students total), Shelter Cove accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Shelter Cove reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 20% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Shelter Cove has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.5:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Mendocino County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,092 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Mendocino County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), of which Shelter Cove is one.

The closest other public school is Lighthouse Community Day, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shelter Cove has edged up 67%, going from 3 students in 2018 to 5 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 33% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 3.0:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 today.

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