Central Coast High

Central Coast High operates as a very small high school in Seaside, California, run under Monterey Peninsula Unified. Current enrollment sits at 103 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 88% smaller than typical.

Within Monterey Peninsula Unified, which oversees 18 schools and 9,308 students, Central Coast High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Central Coast High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 13% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Monterey County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Central Coast High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Monterey County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Monterey County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Central Coast High is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Coast High's enrollment has expanded 21% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 103). The Black share of enrollment fell from 8% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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