Bishop Independent Study
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Big Pine, California
Bishop Independent Study in Big Pine, California enrolled 13 students in 2024-25 with 0.2 full-time teachers, 72.2 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 31%
12 students in 2022-23, 9 students in 2023-24, 13 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.3 to 0.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 12 | 0.3 | 46.2 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 0.1 | 60.0 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 0.2 | 72.2 |
72.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 84 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bishop Independent Study enrolled 21 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 84 of the 21 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
38.5% of students were White, 38.5% American Indian, 23.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White38.5%
- American Indian38.5%
- Hispanic23.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 11 students in Bishop Independent Study's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 85‑89% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 11 | 170 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Big Pine
3 public high schools in Big Pine report 2024-25 enrollment; Bishop Independent Study is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine High | 30 | 6.7 | 53.3% |
| Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) | 25 | 8.3 | 68.0% |
| Bishop Independent Study | 13 | 72.2 | 69.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bishop Independent Study
- Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)The nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 25 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Big Pine HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 30 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Bishop Independent Study with Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bishop Unified spends per student$16,848 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,848
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaBishop Independent Study is the number 2,000 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#2,000 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher72.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.72.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bishop Independent Study
How many students attend Bishop Independent Study?
13 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 12 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Big Pine, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bishop Independent Study?
72.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bishop Independent Study a Title I school?
Bishop Independent Study has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Bishop Independent Study?
under 50% of the 11 students in Bishop Independent Study's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bishop Independent Study in?
Bishop Unified, NCES district ID 0601409. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060140912412 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.