Santa Rosa High

Set in Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa High is a substantial 9-12 campus, run under Santa Rosa High. It instructs 1,553 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Santa Rosa High sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

Santa Rosa High is one of 11 schools operated by Santa Rosa High, a district that enrolls 9,410 students overall.

Demographically, Santa Rosa High records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 34% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Sonoma County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Santa Rosa High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Santa Rosa High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sonoma County put the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Santa Rosa High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgway High (Continuation), around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Santa Rosa High comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Santa Rosa High has contracted 22%, going from 1,991 students in 2018 to 1,553 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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