Hercules High

Hercules High, an average-sized senior high in Hercules, California, operated by West Contra Costa Unified, instructs 767 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 52 schools in West Contra Costa Unified (25,133 students total), Hercules High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hercules High shows that 43% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Hercules High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Hercules High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hercules High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) shows that median household income runs about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hercules High is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hercules Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hercules High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hercules High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 935 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 27% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.

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