Marina High

Set in Marina, California, Marina High is a mid-tier high school, part of Monterey Peninsula Unified. It works with 721 students across grades 9 through 12.

Monterey Peninsula Unified comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 9,308 students; Marina High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Marina High reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Asian, 11% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Monterey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Marina High has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Marina High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 43.1%.

In the surrounding community, Monterey County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Marina High is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).

Nearest neighbor: Los Arboles Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marina High comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marina High has rose 29%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 721 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 47% to 63%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.