King City High

King City High is a secondary school of moderately sized scale in King City, California, overseen by South Monterey County Joint Union High, caters to 1,199 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

South Monterey County Joint Union High comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,665 students; King City High is among them.

In terms of who attends, King City High logs that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, King City High has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting King City High higher than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, King City High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 36.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Monterey County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which King City High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pinnacle Coastal Valley High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around King City High. On composite proficiency, King City High comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at King City High has edged up 11%, going from 1,076 students in 2018 to 1,199 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.