📍 500 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, 95076
Pajaro Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County. The school has 1,489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Todd Wilson. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
Pajaro Valley High enrolls 1,489 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,446 | 97% |
| White | 21 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 13 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,384 of the school's 1,489 students (93%) 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.
Pajaro Valley 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.
Pajaro Valley 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 1,489 students, Pajaro Valley High is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.