Enrollment
7
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Mccloud, CA
Mccloud High
Federal NCES profile for Mccloud High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 063694006278
👥 S:T ratio 86
📚 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
Mccloud High earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 32
- Resource Index · Typical
- 3.5:1
- small classes for California
- 50.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 7
- students enrolled
Mccloud High has class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Siskiyou Union High · California
NCES ID 063694006278 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-84% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mccloud High compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mccloud High
Mccloud High is a higher-need, small high school in Mccloud, California, enrolling 7 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.5:1, Mccloud High is leaner than roughly 99% of California schools and 84% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.0% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 7 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 85.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Siskiyou Union High also operates Mount Shasta High (241 students) and Weed High (187 students) alongside Mccloud 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 Mccloud High compares
Mccloud 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 | 3.5:1 | ▼ 84% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.0% | ▼ 10% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 7 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
7
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 10% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
3.5:1
students per teacher
- 84% below state mean
Top 1% in California - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
85.7%
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
$18,426
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 85.7%
Two or More 14.3%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Mccloud High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Siskiyou Union High, which includes Mccloud High.
$18,426
Per student
+12%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.0%
State 42.2%
Federal 3.8%
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 Mccloud High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shasta High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Weed High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Happy Camp High | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Mccloud High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 241
- Students per teacher
- 17.2:1
- Resource Index
- 28/100
- Enrollment
- 187
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Resource Index
- 29/100
- Enrollment
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 13.7:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
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 (~7 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mccloud High
How many students attend Mccloud High?
Mccloud High has 7 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mccloud, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mccloud High?
The student-teacher ratio at Mccloud High is 3.5:1, which is 84% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 78% 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 Mccloud High?
50.0% of students at Mccloud High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mccloud High?
The largest demographic group at Mccloud High is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Mccloud, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mccloud High?
Mccloud High has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical 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 Mccloud High a good school?
Mccloud High earns 32/100 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 Siskiyou Union High?
Besides Mccloud High, Siskiyou Union High also operates Mount Shasta High (241 students), Weed High (187 students), and Happy Camp High (41 students). See the Siskiyou Union High district page for the complete list.
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