Willits High

Willits High is a close-knit senior high in Willits, California, operated by Willits Unified. The school caters to 397 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 53% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Willits Unified runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,529 students. Willits High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Willits High records that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 9% Native American. By comparison, Mendocino County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Mendocino County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Willits High is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.3%; Willits High posts 17.4%, -31.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Mendocino County shows 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%. In all, Mendocino County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), of which Willits High is one.

Sanhedrin Alternative is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Willits High at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Willits High's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 397). White enrollment moved from 55% to 37% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Willits High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.