📍 504 W. Lennox St., Yreka, Siskiyou County, 96097
Discovery High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Yreka, Siskiyou County. The school has 53 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Garren Hanon. It is part of the Yreka Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
Discovery High enrolls 53 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 31 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 53 students (83%) 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.
Discovery 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.
Discovery 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 53 students, Discovery High is smaller than the district average of about 217 students per school.