📍 2500 Elk Valley Cross Rd., Crescent City, Del Norte County, 95531
Sunset High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Crescent City, Del Norte County. The school has 98 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tony Fabricius. It is part of the Del Norte County Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
Sunset High enrolls 98 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 21% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 98 students (76%) 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.
Sunset High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sunset High is one of 11 schools in Del Norte County Unified, based in Crescent City, California. The district serves 3,378 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 98 students, Sunset High is smaller than the district average of about 307 students per school.