CaliforniaSchoolsSierra High

Sierra High

PublicRegular
Tollhouse, California · Sierra Unified
Teachers21.0FTE
Ratio18.0:1students per teacher
Students378enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students378
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher18.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch41%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
(2024)
2.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
21
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
367
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.1:115.9:116.8:117.6:118.5:119.3:12020202120222023202417.5:118.9:119.0:118.0:117.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Sierra HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

308328347367386406181819202121202020212022202320243153783993783671820212121EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment315378399378367
Teacher FTE1820212121
Pupil : Teacher ratio17.5:118.9:119.0:118.0:117.5:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.