📍 31322 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, San Diego County, 92082
Valley Center High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Valley Center, San Diego County. The school has 1,181 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicole Clymer. It is part of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Valley Center High enrolls 1,181 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 7.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 731 | 62% |
| White | 286 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 89 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 1,181 students (39%) 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.
Valley Center High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Valley Center High is one of 8 schools in Valley Center-Pauma Unified, based in Valley Center, California. The district serves 3,636 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,181 students, Valley Center High is larger than the district average of about 455 students per school.