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 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061392010301
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 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 47/100 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
47
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

Enrollment

1,950

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

109.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.9:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

67.9%

vs 55.5% California avg

+22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fontana a. B. Miller High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fontana a. B. Miller High

Fontana a. B. Miller High is a higher-need, large high school in Fontana, California, enrolling 1,950 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 17.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.9% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in California, bigger than 97% of state schools at 1,950 students.

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

Against 304 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #102.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 20 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 325 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Fontana's high schools, it stands alongside Summit High (2,725 students): Fontana a. B. Miller High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17.9:1 vs 23.7:1).

Fontana Unified also operates Summit High (2,725 students) and Fontana High (2,534 students) alongside Fontana a. B. Miller High.

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 Fontana a. B. Miller High compares

Fontana a. B. Miller 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 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 (what these measure)

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
$17,580
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
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.

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

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

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fontana Unified, which includes Fontana a. B. Miller High.

$17,580
Per student
+6%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.2%
State 72.0%
Federal 13.8%

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 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.

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 Fontana a. B. Miller High'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 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.

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 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. 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.

Is Fontana a. B. Miller High a good school?

Fontana a. B. Miller High earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California. 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 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 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.

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