📍 415 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, 95060
Santa Cruz High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. The school has 1,092 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey Denning. It is part of the Santa Cruz City High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Santa Cruz High enrolls 1,092 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 606 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 319 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 38 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 1,092 students (26%) 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 Cruz High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Santa Cruz High is one of 9 schools in Santa Cruz City High, based in Santa Cruz, California. The district serves 4,467 students district-wide and employs 223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,092 students, Santa Cruz High is larger than the district average of about 496 students per school.