Denair High

Denair High is one of the minimally staffed four-year high schools in Denair, California, run under Denair Unified, with 306 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Denair High is one of 4 schools operated by Denair Unified, a district that teaches 1,301 students overall.

On demographics, Denair High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 38% White, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Denair High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stanislaus County indicate median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Denair High is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Denair Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Denair High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 26.3%.

Denair High operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Denair High has expanded 17%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 45% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 38.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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