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B+

Northern Humboldt Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Eureka, Arcata, Blue Lake and Trinidad.

Eureka’s School Grade B− better than 48% of California school districts

Students
1,625
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,735
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$35.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Northern Humboldt Union High School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.7M, about $21,962 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Eureka 25,304A−Arcata 19,047BBlue Lake 1,144Trinidad 317

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eureka. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsEureka City Unified School District
6–8Catherine L. Zane MiddleEureka City Unified School District
9–12Eureka Senior HighEureka City Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 33.1% · 363 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 46.7% · 366 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 86.2% · 432 in the class

85% 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
$19,735 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 45%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,550’20
1,620’21
1,676’22
1,648’23
1,625’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Arcata High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arcata
A−
1,007 students19:1
McKinleyville High
High · Grades 9–12 · McKinleyville
C+
566 students17:1
Mad River High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · McKinleyville
28 students14:1
Pacific Coast High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Arcata
24 students11:1

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.