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B−

Red Bluff Joint Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Red Bluff.

Red Bluff’s School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
1,690
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,068
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Red Bluff Joint Union High School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $2,438 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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
CRed Bluff 14,404

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Red Bluff. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsRed Bluff Union Elementary School District
6–8Vista Preparatory AcademyRed Bluff Union Elementary School District
9–12Red Bluff HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.1% · 379 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 46.7% · 385 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 439 in the class

88% 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
$20,068 per student · 5% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 53%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,798’20
1,774’21
1,747’22
1,709’23
1,690’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Red Bluff High
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Bluff
B−
1,586 students19:1
Salisbury High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Bluff
D−
104 students12:1

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.