The school serves the residents of both Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in the diverse communities of Elk, Manchester, Point Arena, Gualala, Sea Ranch, Annapolis, Timber Cove, Stewarts Point and the Kashia, Point Arena and Manchester Rancherias. A 1992 Distinguished School , PAHS has grown to over 200 students , its highest population in recent years. Although the school is small, effort is made to offer a wide variety of courses and activities. Students can choose classes ranging from Honors English to Advanced Biology to American Sign Language.
Students can participate in drama productions, art fairs, field trips, and varied sports.
Daily student use of technology at Point Arena High School encompasses computer technology classes, ranging from basic word processing required in many classes to advanced computer programming and web design. All freshmen take a basic word-processing class as part of our CORE curriculum. The school is wired campus-wide to a Local Area Network. There is an ROP computer lab with fifteen work stations, a Library Media Center with eight computers, and each classroom has at least one computer connected to the Internet. Students at present have access to the world wide web and Email on 54 computers campus-wide.