Del Norte High

Set in Crescent City, California, Del Norte High is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, run under Del Norte County Unified. It works with 918 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within Del Norte County Unified, which oversees 11 schools and 3,378 students, Del Norte High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Del Norte High reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Del Norte High has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Del Norte County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Del Norte High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.5%, the actual is 36.6%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, Del Norte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,058 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Del Norte High is one of 16 public schools in Del Norte County (combined enrollment of about 4,003 students).

The closest other public school is Castle Rock, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Del Norte High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 915 students in 2018 compared to 918 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.