Ukiah High

Set in Ukiah, California, Ukiah High is an expansive senior high, operated by Ukiah Unified. It enrolls 1,767 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 111% above the state mean of about 838.

Across the 11 schools in Ukiah Unified (5,871 students total), Ukiah High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ukiah High records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 34% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 77% of students at Ukiah High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ukiah High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 31.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mendocino County put median household income runs about $68,092, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Ukiah High is one.

Ukiah Independent Study Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ukiah High.

Ukiah High operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ukiah High's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,616 (now 1,767). White enrollment moved from 41% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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