Enrollment
3
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Pinecrest, CA
Mountain High
Federal NCES profile for Mountain High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 063828010706
👥 S:T ratio 94
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mountain High earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 1.5:1
- small classes for California
- 3
- students enrolled
Mountain High has class sizes smaller than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Summerville Union High · California
NCES ID 063828010706 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
1.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-93% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mountain High compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mountain High
Mountain High is a small high school in Pinecrest, California, enrolling 3 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 1.5:1, Mountain High is leaner than roughly 99% of California schools and 93% 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 98% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Two or More (67%) and White (33%) (diversity index 44/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 3 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Summerville Union High also operates Summerville High (508 students) and Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy (117 students) alongside Mountain 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 Mountain High compares
Mountain 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 | 1.5:1 | ▼ 93% | 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
1.5:1
Leaner classes than 100% 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
1.5:1
students per teacher
- 93% 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
$16,295
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 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
Two or More 66.7%
White 33.3%
Largest group: Two or More at 66.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.4, Mountain High is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Summerville Union High, which includes Mountain High.
$16,295
Per student
-1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.7%
State 46.8%
Federal 5.5%
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 Mountain High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Long Barn High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| South Fork High | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Cold Springs High | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Mountain High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 508
- Students per teacher
- 31.8:1
- Resource Index
- 21/100
- Enrollment
- 117
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 26/100
- Enrollment
- 9
- Students per teacher
- 9:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 4
- Students per teacher
- 2:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 2:1
- Resource Index
- 61/100
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 (~3 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~1.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mountain High
How many students attend Mountain High?
Mountain High has 3 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pinecrest, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain High?
The student-teacher ratio at Mountain High is 1.5:1, which is 93% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 90% 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 Mountain High?
The largest demographic group at Mountain High is Two or More at 66.7% of enrollment, in Pinecrest, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain High?
Mountain High has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Mountain High a good school?
Mountain High earns 45/100 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 Summerville Union High?
Besides Mountain High, Summerville Union High also operates Summerville High (508 students), Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy (117 students), and Long Barn High (9 students). See the Summerville Union High district page for the complete list.
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