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

Fontana a. B. Miller High

Federal NCES profile for Fontana a. B. Miller High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061392010301
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
3
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fontana a. B. Miller High earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

#6 of 8
high schools in Fontana · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
17.9:1
small classes for California
67.9%
free-lunch eligible

Fontana a. B. Miller High has class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fontana a. B. Miller High ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Fontana, CA.

School address

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

-164 students YoY

Fontana a. B. Miller High shrank from 2,125 students in 2022-23 to 1,961 in 2023-24 (-7.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 109.1 → 101.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-164 students YoY 061392010301 · Fontana, CA High · MID · TRAD

1,950 enr · 17.9:1 · 67.9% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Summit High (2,725 students)

Fontana a. B. Miller High shrank from 2,125 students in 2022-23 to 1,961 in 2023-24 (-7.7%). Teacher FTE lost 109.1 → 101.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Fontana a. B. Miller High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Fontana a. B. Miller High reports 1,950 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 Fontana a. B. Miller High compares

Fontana a. B. Miller High 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
Students per teacher 17.9:1 ▼ 17% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.9% ▲ 22% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,950 top 3% - -

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

17.9:1
Leaner classes than 25% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,950
Bigger than 98% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
67.9%
free-lunch eligible - 22% 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
17.9:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 21% in California - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
38.6%
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
$18,984
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
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 325 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 130 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 88.4%
African American 4.3%
White 3.5%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 88.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.5, Fontana a. B. Miller High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 20
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Fontana Unified reports $18,984 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Fontana a. B. Miller High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Summit High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fontana High Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jurupa Hills High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Henry J. Kaiser High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Wayne Ruble Middle Smaller Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fontana a. B. Miller High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fontana Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Fontana

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Fontana a. B. Miller High

How many students attend Fontana a. B. Miller High?

Fontana a. B. Miller High has 1,950 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fontana, CA. CCD year-over-year: 2,125 (2022-23) → 1,961 (2023-24), down 164.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fontana a. B. Miller High?

The student-teacher ratio at Fontana a. B. Miller High is 17.9:1, which is 17% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 14% higher 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 Fontana a. B. Miller High?

67.9% of students at Fontana a. B. Miller High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fontana a. B. Miller High?

The largest demographic group at Fontana a. B. Miller High is Hispanic or Latino at 88.4% of enrollment, in Fontana, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fontana a. B. Miller High?

Fontana a. B. Miller High has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Fontana a. B. Miller High rank among high schools in Fontana?

By Resource Investment Index, Fontana a. B. Miller High ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Fontana, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Fontana on the city page.

What other schools are in Fontana Unified?

Besides Fontana a. B. Miller High, Fontana Unified also operates Summit High (2,725 students), Fontana High (2,534 students), and Jurupa Hills High (1,739 students). See the Fontana 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 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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