Chaparral High

Chaparral High is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in El Cajon, California, operated by Grossmont Union High, works with 45 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Within Grossmont Union High, which oversees 15 schools and 16,401 students, Chaparral High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chaparral High logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 16% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Chaparral High is one.

MERIT Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chaparral High.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 38%: 73 students in 2018 compared to 45 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 38% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Chaparral High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.