Options Secondary

As a very small senior high in San Diego, California, Options Secondary educates 69 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Sweetwater Union High. That puts it 92% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 28 schools in Sweetwater Union High (33,517 students total), Options Secondary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Options Secondary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 28% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. 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, On paper, Options Secondary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 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), Options Secondary is one campus in the mix.

Montgomery Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 48%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 77% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

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