📍 5670 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, Ventura County, 93003
Buena High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ventura, Ventura County. The school has 1,710 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Audrey Asplund. It is part of the Ventura Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 75.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Buena High enrolls 1,710 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 75.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 3.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,024 | 60% |
| White | 526 | 31% |
| Asian | 65 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
908 of the school's 1,710 students (53%) 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.
Buena 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.
Buena High is one of 27 schools in Ventura Unified, based in Ventura, California. The district serves 14,379 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,710 students, Buena High is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.