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

Natural High (Continuation)

Federal NCES profile for Natural High (Continuation), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 13/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 062067002486
0/100100/10013/100
📚 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

Natural High (Continuation) earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#4 of 6
public schools in Lakeport · Resource Index
13
Resource Index · Lower
80.0%
free-lunch eligible
25
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Natural High (Continuation) ranks #4 of 6 public schools in Lakeport, CA.

School address

Enrollment

25

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

80.0%

vs 55.5% California avg

+44% vs state

What stands out at Natural High (Continuation)

Natural High (Continuation) is a high-poverty, small high school in Lakeport, California, enrolling 25 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 80.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of California schools, with 25 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 134 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #122, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (42%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 80.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Lakeport's high schools, it stands alongside Clear Lake High (335 students): Natural High (Continuation) is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Lakeport Unified also operates Lakeport Elementary (530 students) and Terrace Middle (370 students) alongside Natural High (Continuation).

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 Natural High (Continuation) compares

Natural High (Continuation) on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 80.0% ▲ 44% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 25 top 96% - -

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

25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
80.0%
free-lunch eligible - 44% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
80.0%
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
$14,654
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
Counselors0.0 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 41.7%
Hispanic or Latino 29.2%
Two or More 16.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 12.5%

Largest group: White at 41.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.7, Natural High (Continuation) is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lakeport Unified, which includes Natural High (Continuation).

$14,654
Per student
-11%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.5%
State 56.1%
Federal 16.4%

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 Natural High (Continuation) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lakeport Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Terrace Middle Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Clear Lake High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Lakeport Alternative (Home School) Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Natural High (Continuation)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lakeport Unified · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Lakeport

1 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 Natural High (Continuation)'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 Natural High (Continuation)

How many students attend Natural High (Continuation)?

Natural High (Continuation) has 25 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lakeport, CA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Natural High (Continuation)?

80.0% of students at Natural High (Continuation) are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Natural High (Continuation)?

The largest demographic group at Natural High (Continuation) is White at 41.7% of enrollment, in Lakeport, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Natural High (Continuation)?

Natural High (Continuation) has a Resource Investment Index of 13/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Natural High (Continuation) rank among public schools in Lakeport?

By Resource Investment Index, Natural High (Continuation) ranks #4 of 6 public schools in Lakeport, 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 Lakeport on the city page.

Is Natural High (Continuation) a good school?

Natural High (Continuation) earns 13/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Lakeport Unified?

Besides Natural High (Continuation), Lakeport Unified also operates Lakeport Elementary (530 students), Terrace Middle (370 students), and Clear Lake High (335 students). See the Lakeport 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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