📍 3000 Benton St., Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, 95051
Santa Clara High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The school has 1,849 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gregory Shelby. It is part of the Santa Clara Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 92.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Santa Clara High enrolls 1,849 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 92.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Asian and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 701 | 38% |
| Asian | 566 | 31% |
| White | 402 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
784 of the school's 1,849 students (42%) 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.
Santa Clara 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.
Santa Clara High is one of 30 schools in Santa Clara Unified, based in Santa Clara, California. The district serves 14,448 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,849 students, Santa Clara High is larger than the district average of about 482 students per school.