Hesperia High

Hesperia High is a senior high of sizable scale in Hesperia, California, run under Hesperia Unified, teacheing 2,405 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 187% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Hesperia Unified runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 23,188 students. Hesperia High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hesperia High shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 8% White, 7% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Hesperia High logs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Hesperia High higher than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Hesperia High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 34.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Hesperia High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hesperia High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hesperia High at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 22.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 25%: 1,923 students in 2018 compared to 2,405 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 76% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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