📍 400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, 95060
Santa Cruz County Community is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. The school has 741 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Rice. It is part of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Santa Cruz County Community enrolls 741 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 1.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 388 | 53% |
| White | 302 | 41% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 741 students (47%) 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 County Community is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Santa Cruz County Community is one of 4 schools in Santa Cruz County Office of Education, based in Santa Cruz, California. The district serves 1,063 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 741 students, Santa Cruz County Community is larger than the district average of about 266 students per school.
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