High school (grades 9-12) · Chester, CA

Almanor High (Continuation)

Federal NCES profile for Almanor High (Continuation), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 063117007824
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Almanor High (Continuation) earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#2 of 3
public schools in Chester · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
3
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Almanor High (Continuation) ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Chester, CA.

School address

Enrollment

3

California · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Almanor High (Continuation)

Almanor High (Continuation) is a small high school in Chester, California, enrolling 3 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 3 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Plumas Unified also operates C. Roy Carmichael Elementary (344 students) and Quincy Elementary (342 students) alongside Almanor High (Continuation).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Almanor High (Continuation) compares

Almanor High (Continuation) on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 3 top 100% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$17,371
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plumas Unified, which includes Almanor High (Continuation).

$17,371
Per student
+5%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.4%
State 19.5%
Federal 14.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Almanor High (Continuation) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Quincy Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Quincy Junior/Senior High Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Portola Junior/Senior High Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Chester Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Almanor High (Continuation)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plumas Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Almanor High (Continuation)'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Almanor High (Continuation)

How many students attend Almanor High (Continuation)?

Almanor High (Continuation) has 3 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chester, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Almanor High (Continuation)?

Almanor High (Continuation) has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Almanor High (Continuation) rank among public schools in Chester?

By Resource Investment Index, Almanor High (Continuation) ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Chester, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chester on the city page.

Is Almanor High (Continuation) a good school?

Almanor High (Continuation) earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Plumas Unified?

Besides Almanor High (Continuation), Plumas Unified also operates C. Roy Carmichael Elementary (344 students), Quincy Elementary (342 students), and Quincy Junior/Senior High (310 students). See the Plumas Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.