Rio Americano High

Rio Americano High is one of the expansive high schools in Sacramento, California, operated by San Juan Unified, with 1,891 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Rio Americano High sits 126% bigger than that benchmark.

San Juan Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 39,171 students; Rio Americano High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rio Americano High logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rio Americano High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 42.2%.

In the broader community, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Rio Americano High is one.

O. W. Erlewine Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rio Americano High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Americano High at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 1,820 students in 2018 compared to 1,891 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

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