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The highest-poverty public high schools in Monterey County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Monterey County, California, drawn from 21 qualifying public high schools. Mount Toro High leads the list at 96.1%, against a median of 84.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Monterey County, California

Top % FRL

96.1%

Median % FRL

84.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Mount Toro High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	204	96.1%
2	Alisal High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,742	95.2%
3	El Puente	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	326	93.6%
4	North Salinas High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,106	93.5%
5	Everett Alvarez High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,978	92.7%
6	Central Coast High	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	103	91.3%
7	Salinas Community	Salinas, CA	Monterey County Office of Education	High	101	88.1%
8	Soledad High	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	High	1,546	85.1%
9	North Monterey County High	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	High	1,250	84.5%
10	Seaside High	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	1,073	84.4%
11	Rancho San Juan High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,600	84.1%
12	Gonzales High	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	High	751	83.9%
13	Portola-Butler Continuation High	King City, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	115	82.6%
14	King City High	King City, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	1,199	82.2%
15	Greenfield High	Greenfield, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	1,274	78.5%
16	Marina High	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	721	77.9%
17	Salinas High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,380	77.5%
18	Learning for Life Charter	Marina, CA	Learning for Life Charter District	High	160	61.3%
19	Monterey High	Monterey, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	1,401	58.2%
20	Pacific Grove High	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	High	552	18.7%
21	Carmel High	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	High	780	15.1%

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