Livingston High

Livingston High is a moderately sized high school in Livingston, California, run under Merced Union High. The school works with 1,169 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 838.

Within Merced Union High, which oversees 9 schools and 11,061 students, Livingston High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Livingston High shows that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Merced County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Livingston High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.6%, the actual is 20.0%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Merced County put the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Livingston High is one.

The closest other public school is Campus Park Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Livingston High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 29.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Livingston High has fell 4%, going from 1,215 students in 2018 to 1,169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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