📍 900 N. Main St., Alturas, Modoc County, 96101
Modoc High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alturas, Modoc County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristen Budmark. It is part of the Modoc Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
Modoc High enrolls 227 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 227 students (62%) 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.
Modoc High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Modoc High is one of 6 schools in Modoc Joint Unified, based in Alturas, California. The district serves 766 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, Modoc High is larger than the district average of about 128 students per school.