📍 140 W. Drummond, Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Mesquite Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 102 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Cosner. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Mesquite Continuation High enrolls 102 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 102 students (74%) 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.
Mesquite Continuation High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mesquite Continuation 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 102 students, Mesquite Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.
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