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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Merced County, California

17 public high schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Hilmar High leads the list at 60.6%, against a median of 83.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Merced County, California

Best % FRL

60.6%

Median % FRL

83.3%

LOWEST POVERTY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hilmar High	Hilmar, CA	Hilmar Unified	High	696	60.6%
2	Pacheco High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	High	1,725	71.1%
3	El Capitan High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	1,793	76.2%
4	Buhach Colony High	Atwater, CA	Merced Union High	High	1,704	78.5%
5	Los Banos High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	High	1,543	78.5%
6	Merced High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	1,943	79.4%
7	Gustine High	Gustine, CA	Gustine Unified	High	531	79.5%
8	Atwater High	Atwater, CA	Merced Union High	High	2,029	82.1%
9	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	342	83.3%
10	Golden Valley High	Merced, CA	Merced Union High	High	1,917	85.1%
11	Livingston High	Livingston, CA	Merced Union High	High	1,169	85.5%
12	Le Grand High	Le Grand, CA	Le Grand Union High	High	484	87.2%
13	Valley Los Banos Community	Los Banos, CA	Merced County Office of Education	High	160	88.1%
14	Come Back Charter	Merced, CA	Merced County Office of Education	High	128	88.3%
15	Dos Palos High	Dos Palos, CA	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	High	639	88.6%
16	Delhi High	Delhi, CA	Delhi Unified	High	710	90.0%
17	Valley Atwater Community	Atwater, CA	Merced County Office of Education	High	122	94.3%

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