Enrollment
61
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Dunsmuir, CA
Dunsmuir High
Federal NCES profile for Dunsmuir High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061170001294
👥 S:T ratio 65
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dunsmuir High earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- 26
- Resource Index · Lower
- 8.7:1
- small classes for California
- 66.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 61
- students enrolled
Dunsmuir High has class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dunsmuir Joint Union High · California
NCES ID 061170001294 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.7:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-60% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.7%
vs 55.5% California avg
+20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dunsmuir High compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dunsmuir High
Dunsmuir High is a higher-need, small high school in Dunsmuir, California, enrolling 61 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Dunsmuir High is leaner than roughly 97% of California schools and 60% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 66.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of California schools, with 61 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 182 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #110.
Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Dunsmuir Joint Union High spends $37,705 per pupil, 128% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 26.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Dunsmuir Joint Union High operates only this one school, so Dunsmuir High has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 61 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
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 Dunsmuir High compares
Dunsmuir High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.7:1 | ▼ 60% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.7% | ▲ 20% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 61 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
61
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher
- 60% below state mean
Top 3% in California - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
63.9%
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
$37,705
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially 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 + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.8 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.
Student demographics
White 47.5%
Hispanic or Latino 23.0%
Two or More 13.1%
Asian 6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.6%
African American 3.3%
Largest group: White at 47.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 69.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 69.5, Dunsmuir High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dunsmuir Joint Union High, which includes Dunsmuir High.
$37,705
Per student
+128%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+127%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.2%
State 48.6%
Federal 26.2%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~61 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dunsmuir High
How many students attend Dunsmuir High?
Dunsmuir High has 61 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dunsmuir, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunsmuir High?
The student-teacher ratio at Dunsmuir High is 8.7:1, which is 60% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dunsmuir High?
66.7% of students at Dunsmuir High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dunsmuir High?
The largest demographic group at Dunsmuir High is White at 47.5% of enrollment, in Dunsmuir, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dunsmuir High?
Dunsmuir High has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Dunsmuir High a good school?
Dunsmuir High earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. 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 Dunsmuir Joint Union High?
None reported; Dunsmuir Joint Union High operates only Dunsmuir High as a public school district in NCES's records.
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