📍 501 Argonaut Ln., Jackson, Amador County, 95642
Argonaut High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Amador County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russell Dewalt. It is part of the Amador County Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Argonaut High enrolls 536 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 3% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 536 students (42%) 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.
Argonaut 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.
Argonaut High is one of 12 schools in Amador County Unified, based in Jackson, California. The district serves 4,036 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Argonaut High is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.