Design Tech High

Design Tech High is one of the intimate senior highs in Redwood City, California, part of Design Tech High District, with 567 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Design Tech High is a school of Design Tech High District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Design Tech High lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 25% Asian, 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. Compared to San Mateo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Mateo County put median household income runs about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Design Tech High is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Nearest neighbor: San Mateo County Special Education, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Design Tech High.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Design Tech High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.