📍 4300 Cutting Blvd., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94804
John F. Kennedy High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 823 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tipawan Mcgee. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
John F. Kennedy High enrolls 823 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 4.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 601 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 18% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.5% |
| White | 15 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
539 of the school's 823 students (65%) 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.
John F. Kennedy High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
John F. Kennedy High is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 823 students, John F. Kennedy High is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.
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