Berkeley High

Berkeley High is one of the well-populated 9-12 campuss in Berkeley, California, run under Berkeley Unified, with 3,218 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 284% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Berkeley High is one of 17 schools operated by Berkeley Unified, a district that instructs 9,116 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Berkeley High lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 11% Black, 9% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 175 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Berkeley High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Berkeley High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Berkeley High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 69.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berkeley High has grew 3%, going from 3,117 students in 2018 to 3,218 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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