📍 100 Mariner Way, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, 95003
Aptos High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aptos, Santa Cruz County. The school has 1,360 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Lansdale. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Aptos High enrolls 1,360 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 46% White and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 633 | 47% |
| White | 622 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 40 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
671 of the school's 1,360 students (49%) 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.
Aptos 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.
Aptos High is one of 34 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified, based in Watsonville, California. The district serves 16,588 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,360 students, Aptos High is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.