Carpe Diem High (Continuation)

Located in Petaluma, California, Carpe Diem High (Continuation) is a small high school. The school enrolls 19 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.

Besides Carpe Diem High (Continuation), Petaluma Joint Union High runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 4,900 students.

White students account for 74% of enrollment at Carpe Diem High (Continuation). Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 5% Pacific Islander. The school's White share is 12 points above the 62% share among Sonoma County residents.

The school has about 9.6 students per teacher and 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 42%. For comparison, public schools in Sonoma County average 51%.

Census estimates describe Sonoma County this way: median household income is about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Sonoma County number 184 and enroll about 63,389.

Nearby, Petaluma High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment was 32 in 2020-21 and 19 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 9.6:1.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.