📍 1331 Cecil Ave., Delano, Kern County, 93215
Delano High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Delano, Kern County. The school has 1,290 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dolores Rodriguez. It is part of the Delano Joint Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Delano High enrolls 1,290 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Asian and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,157 | 90% |
| Asian | 111 | 8.6% |
| White | 17 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,191 of the school's 1,290 students (92%) 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.
Delano 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.
Delano High is one of 4 schools in Delano Joint Union High, based in Delano, California. The district serves 4,004 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,290 students, Delano High is larger than the district average of about 1,001 students per school.