📍 4893 Bethany Ln., Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, 93455
Delta High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathaniel Maas. It is part of the Santa Maria Joint Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Delta High enrolls 341 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 286 | 84% |
| White | 40 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 341 students (78%) 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.
Delta High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Delta High is one of 4 schools in Santa Maria Joint Union High, based in Santa Maria, California. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 401 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Delta High is smaller than the district average of about 2,233 students per school.