📍 33333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, Orange County, 92629
Dana Hills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dana Point, Orange County. The school has 1,965 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brittany Casey. It is part of the Capistrano Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 94.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Dana Hills High enrolls 1,965 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 94.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,080 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 629 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 159 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 80 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
772 of the school's 1,965 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.
Dana Hills High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Dana Hills High is one of 59 schools in Capistrano Unified, based in San Juan Capistrano, California. The district serves 40,358 students district-wide and employs 1,856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,965 students, Dana Hills High is larger than the district average of about 684 students per school.