📍 710 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, 93101
La Cuesta Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County. The school has 80 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carlos Cohen. It is part of the Santa Barbara Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
La Cuesta Continuation High enrolls 80 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 89% |
| White | 6 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 80 students (88%) 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.
La Cuesta Continuation High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Cuesta Continuation High is one of 21 schools in Santa Barbara Unified, based in Santa Barbara, California. The district serves 12,250 students district-wide and employs 658 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 80 students, La Cuesta Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
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