📍 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, 96150
Mt. Tallac High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County. The school has 49 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Buttery. It is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Mt. Tallac High enrolls 49 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 4.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 63% |
| White | 14 | 29% |
| Asian | 2 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 49 students (67%) 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.
Mt. Tallac High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mt. Tallac High is one of 8 schools in Lake Tahoe Unified, based in South Lake Tahoe, California. The district serves 3,528 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 49 students, Mt. Tallac High is smaller than the district average of about 441 students per school.