📍 275 Orange St., Auburn, Placer County, 95603
Placer High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Auburn, Placer County. The school has 1,310 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jamie Jackson. It is part of the Placer Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Placer High enrolls 1,310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 782 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 336 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 120 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 34 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 1,310 students (31%) 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.
Placer High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Placer High is one of 6 schools in Placer Union High, based in Auburn, California. The district serves 3,822 students district-wide and employs 184 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,310 students, Placer High is larger than the district average of about 637 students per school.