Refugio High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Santa Ynez, California

Refugio High in Santa Ynez, California enrolled 11 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 83% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

6 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 11 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Refugio High by school year2022-23: 6, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2362023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Refugio High by school year2022-23: 6, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2362023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Refugio High by school year2022-23: 6, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2362023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Refugio High by school year2022-23: 6, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2362023-24112024-2511
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361.06.3
2023-24111.011.0
2024-25111.011.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Refugio High 11.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRefugio High 11.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Refugio High 11.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRefugio High 11.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Refugio High 11.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRefugio High 11.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Refugio High 11.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRefugio High 11.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Refugio High enrolled 12 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

81.8% of students were Hispanic, 18.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic81.8%
  2. Two or more races18.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 7 students in Refugio High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate50% or more90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class7187495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Santa Ynez

2 public high schools in Santa Ynez report 2024-25 enrollment; Refugio High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Santa Ynez Valley Union High80119.324.8%
Refugio High1111.036.4%

All public schools in Santa Ynez →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Refugio High

  1. Santa Ynez Valley Union HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 801 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Dr Bob Forinash Community DayThe next nearest public high school, 21 miles away: 31 students, 5.1 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Refugio High with Santa Ynez Valley Union HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Ynez Valley Union High spends per student$19,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,274
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRefugio High is the number 2,018 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#2,018 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.11.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Refugio High

  1. How many students attend Refugio High?
    11 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 6 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Santa Ynez, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Refugio High?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Refugio High a Title I school?
    Refugio High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Refugio High?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Refugio High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Refugio High in?
    Santa Ynez Valley Union High, NCES district ID 0635850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063585007361 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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