📍 100 W. Farmland, Merced, Merced County, 95348
El Capitan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Merced, Merced County. The school has 1,839 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Megan Cope. It is part of the Merced Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 84.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
El Capitan High enrolls 1,839 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 84.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,186 | 65% |
| White | 283 | 15% |
| Asian | 241 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,303 of the school's 1,839 students (71%) 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.
El Capitan High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Capitan High is one of 9 schools in Merced Union High, based in Atwater, California. The district serves 11,062 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,839 students, El Capitan High is larger than the district average of about 1,229 students per school.