West Hills Juvenile Hall Court

Set in Ukiah, California, West Hills Juvenile Hall Court is a very small all-grades campus, one of the schools within Mendocino County Office of Education. It instructs 11 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

West Hills Juvenile Hall Court is one of 3 schools operated by Mendocino County Office of Education, a district that works with 41 students overall.

In terms of who attends, West Hills Juvenile Hall Court logs that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 36% multiracial, 18% Native American, 9% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Hills Juvenile Hall Court has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Mendocino County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,092 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Mendocino County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), West Hills Juvenile Hall Court is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mendocino County Community, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Hills Juvenile Hall Court.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Hills Juvenile Hall Court has climbed 120%, going from 5 students in 2018 to 11 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 3.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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