Other / mixed grade configuration · Bishop, CA

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)

Federal NCES profile for Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060140904490
0/100100/10072/100
👥 S:T ratio
88
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#1 of 6
public schools in Bishop · Resource Index
72
Resource Index · Higher
3:1
small classes for California
3
students enrolled

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) has class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Bishop, CA.

School address

Enrollment

3

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

3:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-86% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) 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 Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is a small combined-grade school in Bishop, California, enrolling 3 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 3:1, Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is leaner than roughly 99% of California schools and 86% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 3 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (33%) (diversity index 44/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 12 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 3 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Bishop's public schools, it stands alongside Jill Kinmont Boothe (7 students): Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (3:1 vs 7:1).

Bishop Unified also operates Bishop Elementary (832 students) and Bishop Union High (608 students) alongside Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall).

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 Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) compares

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3:1 ▼ 86% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 3 top 100% - -

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

3:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
3:1
students per teacher - 86% below state mean
Top 1% in California - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,814
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 33.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 66.7 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 66.7%
Hispanic or Latino 33.3%

Largest group: White at 66.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.4, Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bishop Unified, which includes Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall).

$13,814
Per student
-16%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.5%
State 30.9%
Federal 13.7%

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 Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bishop Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bishop Union High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Home Street Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bishop Independent Study Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bishop Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Bishop

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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 Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)'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 Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)

How many students attend Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)?

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) has 3 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Bishop, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)?

The student-teacher ratio at Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is 3:1, which is 86% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 81% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)?

The largest demographic group at Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is White at 66.7% of enrollment, in Bishop, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)?

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) rank among public schools in Bishop?

By Resource Investment Index, Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Bishop, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Bishop on the city page.

Is Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) a good school?

Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest 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 Bishop Unified?

Besides Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall), Bishop Unified also operates Bishop Elementary (832 students), Bishop Union High (608 students), and Home Street Middle (414 students). See the Bishop 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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