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Fortuna Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Fortuna and Rio Dell.

Fortuna’s School Grade C better than 27% of California school districts

Students
1,046
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,689
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$9.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fortuna Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.4M, about $9,021 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CFortuna 12,003CRio Dell 3,211

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fortuna. Grade by grade →

K–42 elementary schoolsFortuna Elementary School District
5–82 middle schoolsFortuna Elementary School District
9–12Fortuna Union HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.1% · 228 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 46.7% · 231 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 86.2% · 250 in the class

90% 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
$16,689 per student · 21% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 49%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,138’20
1,094’21
1,066’22
1,083’23
1,046’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 32%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Black <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.

Fortuna Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fortuna
C−
826 students21:1
Academy of the Redwoods
High · Grades 9–12 · Eureka
A−
154 students23:1
East High (Continuation)
High · Grades 10–12 · Fortuna
C−
66 students17:1

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.