📍 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, 96150
South Tahoe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County. The school has 1,141 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Zunino. It is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
South Tahoe High enrolls 1,141 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 44% White and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 528 | 47% |
| White | 505 | 44% |
| Asian | 50 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
484 of the school's 1,141 students (42%) 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.
South Tahoe 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.
South Tahoe 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 1,141 students, South Tahoe High is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.