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Enrollment
2,380
High
DISTRICT 1,419 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS UNION HIGH·NCES 063398005336
Salinas High
726 South Main St., Salinas, CA 93901 · (831) 796-7400 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,845 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
CA avg 47.1% . +15.2pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
CA avg 35.6% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,380
-228 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.1:1
% White
17%
was 23%
% Hispanic
76%
was 70%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Salinas High
Set in Salinas, California, Salinas High is a substantial 9-12 campus, operated by Salinas Union High. It serves 2,380 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 184% larger than typical.
Salinas High is one of 12 schools operated by Salinas Union High, a district that enrolls 15,703 students overall.
Demographically, Salinas High reports that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Monterey County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Salinas High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.3%; Salinas High posts 48.8%, +15.5 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monterey County put median household income runs about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salinas High is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).
Washington Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salinas High. On composite proficiency, Salinas High comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 2,608 students in 2018 compared to 2,380 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 23% to 17% over that span.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salinas Union High
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Middle0.4 mi · 1,082
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 646
- Mission Park Elementary0.5 mi · 657
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 560
- Monterey Park Elementary0.9 mi · 541
- University Park Elementary1.2 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Salinas HighHow large is Salinas High?
Salinas High enrolls approximately 2,380 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Salinas High serve?
Salinas High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Salinas High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Salinas High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salinas High?
At Salinas High, the student body is approximately 17% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Salinas High public or private?
Salinas High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salinas Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.