Valley Atwater Community
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Atwater, California
Valley Atwater Community in Atwater, California enrolled 122 students in 2024-25 with 7.8 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1256% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 147%
9 students in 2022-23, 120 students in 2023-24, 122 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.2 to 7.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 7.0 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 122 | 7.8 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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.
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 Valley Atwater Community enrolled 10 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
82.0% of students were Hispanic, 11.5% White, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic82.0%
- White11.5%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Black2.5%
- Asian0.8%
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.
High schools in Atwater
3 public high schools in Atwater report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Atwater Community is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater High | 2,029 | 20.7 | 68.5% |
| Buhach Colony High | 1,704 | 22.5 | 64.7% |
| Valley Atwater Community | 122 | 15.6 | 90.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley Atwater Community
- Atwater HighThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 2,029 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Buhach Colony HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,704 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Valley Atwater Community with Atwater HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Merced County Office of Education spends per student$65,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$65,270
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaValley Atwater Community is the number 1,528 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,528 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.15.6:1
- 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 Valley Atwater Community
How many students attend Valley Atwater Community?
122 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 9 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Atwater, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Atwater Community?
15.6 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.Is Valley Atwater Community a Title I school?
Valley Atwater Community 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.What district is Valley Atwater Community in?
Merced County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069102010961 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
- 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.