Sierra Home

Set in Mariposa, California, Sierra Home is an one-room-style K-12 campus, operated by Mariposa County Unified. It instructs 70 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Sierra Home sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Mariposa County Unified (1,685 students total), Sierra Home accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sierra Home logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 17% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Sierra Home higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Mariposa County) shows that median household income runs about $68,412, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sierra Home is one of 16 public schools in Mariposa County (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students).

The closest other public school is Spring Hill High (Continuation), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 169%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 15% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

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