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C+

Corning Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Corning.

Corning’s School Grade C− better than 15% of California school districts

Students
1,070
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,545
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Corning Union High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $7,452 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Corning 8,260

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corning. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsCorning Union Elementary School District
7–8Maywood MiddleCorning Union Elementary School District
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 33.1% · 286 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 289 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 86.2% · 302 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,545 per student · 8% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 67%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,091’20
1,095’21
1,138’22
1,057’23
1,070’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 68%White 24%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Corning Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corning
C−
974 students18:1
Centennial Continuation High
High · Grades 9–12 · Corning
C−
67 students13:1
Corning Independent Study
High · Grades 9–12 · Corning
C−
29 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.