Don Pedro High

As a tiny high school in La Grange, California, Don Pedro High caters to 31 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 838.

Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 268 students; Don Pedro High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Don Pedro High reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 6% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Don Pedro High has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Don Pedro High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Tuolumne County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,404, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tuolumne County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,724 students), Don Pedro High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Don Pedro Elementary, roughly 2.0 miles away.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 41 students in 2018 compared to 31 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 76% to 61%. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 5.1:1 in 2025.

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