📍 500 E. French St., Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Burroughs High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 1,479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 72.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Burroughs High enrolls 1,479 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 72.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 776 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 458 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 77 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
594 of the school's 1,479 students (40%) 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.
Burroughs High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Burroughs High is one of 11 schools in Sierra Sands Unified, based in Ridgecrest, California. The district serves 4,974 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,479 students, Burroughs High is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.