Delhi High

Delhi High is a senior high of close-knit scale in Delhi, California, run under Delhi Unified, caters to 710 students in grades 9 through 12.

Delhi Unified runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,276 students. Delhi High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Delhi High lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Merced County's rate of about 81%.

After controlling for student poverty, Delhi High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Merced County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Delhi High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Delhi Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Delhi High comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.8%.

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

Five-year trend. Delhi High's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 710). Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.