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

Sem Yeto Continuation High

Federal NCES profile for Sem Yeto Continuation High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061336001526
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
69
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sem Yeto Continuation High earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools.

#3 of 6
high schools in Fairfield · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
16.4:1
small classes for California
55.6%
free-lunch eligible

Sem Yeto Continuation High has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sem Yeto Continuation High ranks #3 of 6 high schools in Fairfield, CA.

Enrollment

311

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.4:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

55.6%

vs 55.5% California avg

+0% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Sem Yeto Continuation High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Sem Yeto Continuation High

Sem Yeto Continuation High is a higher-need, mid-sized high school in Fairfield, California, enrolling 311 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 16.4:1, Sem Yeto Continuation High is leaner than roughly 86% of California schools and 24% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 55.6% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 311 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,064 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #343.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (61%) and African American (20%) (diversity index 58/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 156 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 87.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Fairfield-Suisun Unified spends $13,113 per pupil, 21% below the California average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Fairfield's high schools, it stands alongside Angelo Rodriguez High (2,111 students): Sem Yeto Continuation High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.4:1 vs 24.8:1).

Fairfield-Suisun Unified also operates Angelo Rodriguez High (2,111 students) and Armijo High (1,844 students) alongside Sem Yeto Continuation 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 Sem Yeto Continuation High compares

Sem Yeto Continuation 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 16.4:1 ▼ 24% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 55.6% ▲ 0% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 311 top 73% - -

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

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
311
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
55.6%
free-lunch eligible - 0% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
87.8%
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
$13,113
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 156 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 60 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.9 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

Hispanic or Latino 60.6%
African American 19.7%
White 8.1%
Two or More 4.8%
Asian 4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.3, Sem Yeto Continuation High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fairfield-Suisun Unified, which includes Sem Yeto Continuation High.

$13,113
Per student
-21%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.6%
State 60.2%
Federal 10.3%

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 Sem Yeto Continuation High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Angelo Rodriguez High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Armijo High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fairfield High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Grange Middle Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Green Valley Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Fairfield-Suisun Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Fairfield

5 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 Sem Yeto Continuation 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 Sem Yeto Continuation High

How many students attend Sem Yeto Continuation High?

Sem Yeto Continuation High has 311 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fairfield, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sem Yeto Continuation High?

The student-teacher ratio at Sem Yeto Continuation High is 16.4:1, which is 24% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sem Yeto Continuation High?

55.6% of students at Sem Yeto Continuation High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sem Yeto Continuation High?

The largest demographic group at Sem Yeto Continuation High is Hispanic or Latino at 60.6% of enrollment, in Fairfield, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sem Yeto Continuation High?

Sem Yeto Continuation High has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sem Yeto Continuation High rank among high schools in Fairfield?

By Resource Investment Index, Sem Yeto Continuation High ranks #3 of 6 high schools in Fairfield, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Fairfield on the city page.

Is Sem Yeto Continuation High a good school?

Sem Yeto Continuation High earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% 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.

What other schools are in Fairfield-Suisun Unified?

Besides Sem Yeto Continuation High, Fairfield-Suisun Unified also operates Angelo Rodriguez High (2,111 students), Armijo High (1,844 students), and Fairfield High (1,605 students). See the Fairfield-Suisun 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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