📍 4425 Titan Trail, Hemet, Riverside County, 92545
Tahquitz High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hemet, Riverside County. The school has 1,727 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Holmes. It is part of the Hemet Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Tahquitz High enrolls 1,727 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 8.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,263 | 73% |
| White | 212 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 33 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,514 of the school's 1,727 students (88%) 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.
Tahquitz High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Tahquitz High is one of 28 schools in Hemet Unified, based in Hemet, California. The district serves 22,891 students district-wide and employs 967 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,727 students, Tahquitz High is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.