Alta Vista Alternative High

Alta Vista Alternative High is a very small high school in Santa Barbara, California. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 119 students. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.

Santa Barbara Unified is responsible for 20 schools, Alta Vista Alternative High included, with 12,247 students in all.

Of every 100 students at Alta Vista Alternative High, about 59 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 29% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Santa Barbara County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Teacher count: 9.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.6:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%. Among public schools in Santa Barbara County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.

In Santa Barbara County, home to about 443,701 people, median household income comes to about $98,161, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Barbara County's 129 public schools enroll about 66,191 students and include Alta Vista Alternative High.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, La Cuesta Continuation High, is the closest to Alta Vista Alternative High. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Alta Vista Alternative High.

The NCES locale for Alta Vista Alternative High is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NCES lists Alta Vista Alternative High as a virtual school.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 119, from 109 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Alta Vista Alternative High is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.