📍 16851 Briceland-Thorn Rd., Whitethorn, Humboldt County, 95589
Whitethorn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitethorn, Humboldt County. The school has 27 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Arnold King. It is part of the Southern Humboldt Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Whitethorn Elementary enrolls 27 students across grades K–6. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 15% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 19 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 15% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 27 students (100%) 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.
Whitethorn Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Whitethorn Elementary is one of 8 schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified, based in Miranda, California. The district serves 647 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 27 students, Whitethorn Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 81 students per school.
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