King-Chavez Community High

King-Chavez Community High, a tiny secondary school in San Diego, California, run under King-Chavez Community High District, teaches 226 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 73% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

King-Chavez Community High is a school of King-Chavez Community High District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, King-Chavez Community High records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), King-Chavez Community High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Diego Virtual, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around King-Chavez Community High.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. King-Chavez Community High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.