Enrollment
420
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Highland, CA
Federal NCES profile for San Andreas High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
The verdict
San Andreas High earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools.
San Andreas High has class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, San Andreas High ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Highland, CA.
NCES ID 063417007344 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
420
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
83.8%
vs 55.5% California avg
+51% vs state
How San Andreas High compares with California and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
13.5:1 - 8.0 below the California state median of 21.5:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
San Andreas High is a high-poverty, mid-sized high school in Highland, California, enrolling 420 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 13.5:1, San Andreas High is leaner than roughly 92% of California schools and 37% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 83.8% of students qualify for free meals, 51% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
With 420 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 1,785 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 140 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Its district draws 16.3% 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 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Highland's high schools, it stands alongside Entrepreneur High (528 students): San Andreas High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13.5:1 vs 19.6:1).
San Bernardino City Unified also operates Cajon High (2,748 students) and Arroyo Valley High (2,692 students) alongside San Andreas 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
San Andreas 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 | 13.5:1 | ▼ 37% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 83.8% | ▲ 51% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 420 | top 57% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 83.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 29.0, San Andreas High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for San Bernardino City Unified, which includes San Andreas High.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cajon High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Arroyo Valley High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Indian Springs High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| San Bernardino High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| San Gorgonio High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to San Andreas High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
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
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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.
San Andreas High has 420 students enrolled. It is a high school in Highland, CA.
The student-teacher ratio at San Andreas High is 13.5:1, which is 37% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 14% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
83.8% of students at San Andreas High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
The largest demographic group at San Andreas High is Hispanic or Latino at 83.6% of enrollment, in Highland, CA.
San Andreas High has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, San Andreas High ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Highland, 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 Highland on the city page.
San Andreas High earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. 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.
Besides San Andreas High, San Bernardino City Unified also operates Cajon High (2,748 students), Arroyo Valley High (2,692 students), and Indian Springs High (1,810 students). See the San Bernardino City Unified district page for the complete list.
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