601 Mariposa St., Avenal, Kings County, 93204
Avenal High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Avenal, Kings County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richelle Piechowski. It is part of the Reef-Sunset Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Avenal High enrolls 786 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 760 | 97% |
| White | 18 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
705 of the school's 786 students (90%) 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.
Avenal 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.
Avenal High is one of 9 schools in Reef-Sunset Unified, based in Avenal, California. The district serves 2,663 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Avenal High is larger than the district average of about 296 students per school.