📍 10 Sherwood Pl., Salinas, Monterey County, 93906
Mount Toro High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Salinas, Monterey County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gloria Chaidez. It is part of the Salinas Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
Mount Toro High enrolls 214 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 98% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 214 students (92%) 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.
Mount Toro High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mount Toro High is one of 12 schools in Salinas Union High, based in Salinas, California. The district serves 15,813 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 214 students, Mount Toro High is smaller than the district average of about 1,318 students per school.