📍 525 N. Thompson Rd., Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, 93444
Nipomo High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 891 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Denno. It is part of the Lucia Mar Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Nipomo High enrolls 891 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 63% |
| White | 270 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 891 students (68%) 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.
Nipomo 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.
Nipomo High is one of 19 schools in Lucia Mar Unified, based in Arroyo Grande, California. The district serves 9,591 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 891 students, Nipomo High is larger than the district average of about 505 students per school.