High school (grades 9-12) · Oak Hills, CA

Oak Hills High

Federal NCES profile for Oak Hills High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060001412417
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
10
📚 AP courses
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Oak Hills High earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

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Resource Index · Typical
22.6:1
students per teacher
44.4%
free-lunch eligible
2,370
students enrolled

Oak Hills High has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

2,370

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

105.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

22.6:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

44.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Oak Hills High compares with California and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Oak Hills High

Oak Hills High is a large high school in Oak Hills, California, enrolling 2,370 students.

At 22.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 44.4% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in California, bigger than 98% of state schools at 2,370 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 242 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #198, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (73%) and White (14%) (diversity index 44/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 13 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 339 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Its district draws 15.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 9 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Hesperia Unified also operates Hesperia High (2,405 students) and Sultana High (2,098 students) alongside Oak Hills 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 Oak Hills High compares

Oak Hills 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 22.6:1 ▲ 5% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 44.4% ▼ 20% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 2,370 top 2% - -

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

22.6:1
Leaner classes than 9% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,370
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
44.4%
free-lunch eligible - 20% 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
22.6:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 59% in California - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$13,688
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
Counselors7.0 FTE
Per 339 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 241 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 9 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 72.8%
White 13.9%
African American 8.2%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.3, Oak Hills High is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 13

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hesperia Unified, which includes Oak Hills High.

$13,688
Per student
-17%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.0%
State 73.1%
Federal 15.9%

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 Oak Hills High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hesperia High Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sultana High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hesperia Junior High Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ranchero Middle Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cedar Middle Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Oak Hills High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hesperia Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Oak Hills 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 Oak Hills High

How many students attend Oak Hills High?

Oak Hills High has 2,370 students enrolled. It is a high school in Oak Hills, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Hills High?

The student-teacher ratio at Oak Hills High is 22.6:1, which is 5% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 44% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Oak Hills High?

44.4% of students at Oak Hills High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oak Hills High?

The largest demographic group at Oak Hills High is Hispanic or Latino at 72.8% of enrollment, in Oak Hills, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Oak Hills High?

Oak Hills High has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Oak Hills High a good school?

Oak Hills High earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. 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 Hesperia Unified?

Besides Oak Hills High, Hesperia Unified also operates Hesperia High (2,405 students), Sultana High (2,098 students), and Hesperia Junior High (1,228 students). See the Hesperia 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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