Burney Junior-Senior High

37571 Mountain View Rd.
Burney, CA 96013

www.frjusd.org

238 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Burney Junior-Senior High School, located in the rural community of Burney, California, serves as a combined middle and high school within the Fall River Joint Unified School District. The school provides a comprehensive educational program for students in grades 7 through 12, acting as a central academic hub for the surrounding mountain region. Its curriculum is designed to balance core academic requirements with opportunities for personal growth, aiming to prepare students for both higher education and the local workforce.

In addition to its standard academic offerings, Burney Junior-Senior High emphasizes the importance of community and student engagement through various extracurricular activities, sports, and elective programs. The school is known for fostering a close-knit environment where students benefit from a smaller campus setting. By leveraging its connection to the broader district, the school strives to maintain high educational standards while addressing the unique needs of a geographically isolated student population in Shasta County.

238

Total Students

15.3

Full-Time Teachers

15.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

56.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Burney Junior-Senior High
Demographic	Student Count
White	127
Hispanic	55
Asian	1
Two or More	23
American Indian	31
Pacific Islander	1

White
127 (53.4 %)
Hispanic
55 (23.1 %)
American Indian
31 (13.0 %)
Two or More
23 (9.7 %)
Asian
1 (0.4 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Fall River Joint Unified
Phone:	(530)335-4576
Website:	http://www.frjusd.org
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	238
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	15.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	129
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	6

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 47

Grade 8 51

Grade 9 41

Grade 10 39

Grade 11 28

Grade 12 32