📍 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, Contra Costa County, 94549
Acalanes High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Contra Costa County. The school has 1,259 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Shawn. It is part of the Acalanes Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Acalanes High enrolls 1,259 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 12% Asian and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 827 | 66% |
| Asian | 145 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 137 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 1,259 students (7.7%) 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.
Acalanes High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Acalanes High is one of 5 schools in Acalanes Union High, based in Lafayette, California. The district serves 5,425 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,259 students, Acalanes High is larger than the district average of about 1,085 students per school.