Henry High

Henry High, a large four-year high school in San Diego, California, one of the schools within San Diego Unified, caters to 2,485 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 197% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Henry High is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that enrolls 94,828 students overall.

On demographics, Henry High reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Henry High has 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Henry High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Henry High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 60.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Henry High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Green Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henry High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry High at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 2,397 students in 2018 compared to 2,485 in 2025.

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