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

21 public high schools in Monterey 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. Carmel High leads the list at 15.1%, against a median of 84.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Monterey County, California

Best % FRL

15.1%

Median % FRL

84.1%

LOWEST POVERTY · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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

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