Paso Robles High

As an expansive four-year high school in Paso Robles, California, Paso Robles High hosts 1,986 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Paso Robles Joint Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Paso Robles High sits 137% bigger than that benchmark.

Paso Robles Joint Unified runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,902 students. Paso Robles High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Paso Robles High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 37% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, The school lists 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Paso Robles High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Luis Obispo County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Paso Robles High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Luis Obispo County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,446, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across San Luis Obispo County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,339 students), Paso Robles High is one campus in the mix.

Independence 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. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paso Robles High at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Paso Robles High's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 2,143 (now 1,986). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 50% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Paso Robles High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.