📍 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, 90405
Santa Monica High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County. The school has 2,678 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marae Cruce. It is part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 137.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Santa Monica High enrolls 2,678 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 137.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,079 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 948 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 280 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 189 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 171 | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
804 of the school's 2,678 students (30%) 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 Monica High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Santa Monica High is one of 17 schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, based in Santa Monica, California. The district serves 8,623 students district-wide and employs 476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,678 students, Santa Monica High is larger than the district average of about 507 students per school.