Total enrollment
15,703
-720 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Salinas Union High
California · 15,703 students · 1 city
Across Salinas Union High (California), 12 public K-12 schools serve approximately 15,703 students, an average of 1309 per school.
4-year change in Salinas Union High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Salinas Union High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #327 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,703 | #85 of 587 | #532 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #197 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #237 of 587 | #8,556 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 88.6% | #58 of 587 | #781 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #484 of 530 | #6,116 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Salinas Union High
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Salinas High at 50.2% proficient to Harden Middle at 22.4%, a gap of 27.8 points. That is the 234th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 15,631 to 14,103 students (down 10%) and from 688 to 666 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alisal High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 2,742 |
| Salinas High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 2,380 |
| North Salinas High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 2,106 |
| Everett Alvarez High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 1,978 |
| Rancho San Juan High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 1,600 |
| Harden Middle | Salinas | Middle | 07-08 | 1,101 |
| La Paz Middle | Salinas | Middle | 07-08 | 1,099 |
| Washington Middle | Salinas | Middle | 07-08 | 1,082 |
| El Sausal Middle | Salinas | Middle | 07-08 | 1,067 |
| El Puente | Salinas | High | 07-12 | 326 |
| Mount Toro High | Salinas | High | 09-12 | 204 |
| Carr Lake Community Day | Salinas | High | 07-12 | 18 |
About Salinas Union High
Salinas Union High administers 12 public schools across California, collectively instructing roughly 15,703 students.
On the school-mix side, Salinas Union High comprises 4 middle and 8 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Salinas Union High is about 1,309, higher than the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 15,703 students, declined 4% from the 16,423 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Salinas Union High discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.