📍 901 Colus Ave., Colusa, Colusa County, 95932
Colusa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Colusa, Colusa County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Johnstone. It is part of the Colusa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
Colusa High enrolls 470 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 2.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 73% |
| White | 94 | 20% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 470 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colusa High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Colusa High is one of 5 schools in Colusa Unified, based in Colusa, California. The district serves 1,470 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, Colusa High is larger than the district average of about 294 students per school.