📍 400 Preece Way, Yreka, Siskiyou County, 96097
Yreka High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yreka, Siskiyou County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rhonda Daws. It is part of the Yreka Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Yreka High enrolls 669 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 399 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
351 of the school's 669 students (52%) 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.
Yreka High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Yreka High is one of 3 schools in Yreka Union High, based in Yreka, California. The district serves 650 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 669 students, Yreka High is larger than the district average of about 217 students per school.