📍 1701 E. Blossom St., Dos Palos, Merced County, 93620
Dos Palos High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dos Palos, Merced County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marla Sansom. It is part of the Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Dos Palos High enrolls 665 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% White and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 84% |
| White | 64 | 9.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
577 of the school's 665 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dos Palos High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Dos Palos High is one of 7 schools in Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified, based in Dos Palos, California. The district serves 2,254 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 665 students, Dos Palos High is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.