📍 515 Oak St., Maxwell, Colusa County, 95955
Maxwell Sr High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Maxwell, Colusa County. The school has 114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Summer Shadley. It is part of the Maxwell Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Maxwell Sr High enrolls 114 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 1.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 61% |
| White | 41 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 114 students (66%) 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.
Maxwell Sr High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Maxwell Sr High is one of 3 schools in Maxwell Unified, based in Maxwell, California. The district serves 331 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 114 students, Maxwell Sr High is close to the district average of about 110 students per school.