📍 235 Atascadero Rd., Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, 93442
Morro Bay High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County. The school has 795 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Schalde. It is part of the San Luis Coastal Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Morro Bay High enrolls 795 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 29% |
| Asian | 50 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 795 students (36%) 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.
Morro Bay High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Morro Bay High is one of 16 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified, based in San Luis Obispo, California. The district serves 7,654 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 795 students, Morro Bay High is larger than the district average of about 478 students per school.