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

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)

Federal NCES profile for Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 063117007825
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🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) earns 15/100 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 Portola · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
75.0%
free-lunch eligible
15
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Portola, CA.

School address

Portola, CA 96122
District: Plumas Unified · California

NCES ID 063117007825 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) shrank from 12 students in 2022-23 to 10 in 2023-24 (-16.7%).

Teacher FTE held 0.4 → 0.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-2 students YoY 063117007825 · Portola, CA High · SMALL · TRAD

15 enr · 75.0% lunch · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: C. Roy Carmichael Elementary (344 students)

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) shrank from 12 students in 2022-23 to 10 in 2023-24 (-16.7%). Teacher FTE held 0.4 → 0.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) reports 15 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) compares

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 75.0% ▲ 35% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 15 top 98% - -

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

15
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
75.0%
free-lunch eligible - 35% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
73.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,051
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.

Student demographics

White 86.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.3%

Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Plumas Unified reports $20,051 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Plumas Unified · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~15 students)

Frequently asked questions about Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)

How many students attend Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)?

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) has 15 students enrolled. It is a high school in Portola, CA. CCD year-over-year: 12 (2022-23) → 10 (2023-24), down 2.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)?

75.0% of students at Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)?

The largest demographic group at Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Portola, CA.

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

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. 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 Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) rank among public schools in Portola?

By Resource Investment Index, Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Portola, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Plumas Unified?

Besides Beckwourth (Jim) 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

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