Design Tech High

Design Tech High runs as a small high school in Redwood City, California. Enrollment stands at 567 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 32% below the average for high schools in California.

Design Tech High District is the district for Design Tech High.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Design Tech High is White, with 41% of students. Enrollment also includes 25% Asian, 17% multiracial, and 14% Hispanic. In San Mateo County overall, the White share is about 38%. The diversity index for Design Tech High is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Design Tech High, there are about 24.6 students; the school has 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 7%. Across public schools in San Mateo County, the average is 34%.

Census data for San Mateo County show the median household earns about $158,855 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in San Mateo County number 176, with about 82,403 students.

Design Tech High's nearest public school is San Mateo County Special Education (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Design Tech High.

Federal data place Design Tech High in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Charter status: Design Tech High is a public charter school.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 557 in 2020-21 and 567 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 29.3:1 in 2020-21 to 24.6:1 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Design Tech High. Members of the school community can share what they know.