Saint Helena High

Set in St. Helena, California, Saint Helena High is a compact senior high, part of Saint Helena Unified. It serves 416 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 5 schools in Saint Helena Unified (1,104 students total), Saint Helena High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Saint Helena High logs that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 42% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Napa County (around 64%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Saint Helena High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Napa County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,471, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Saint Helena High is one of 43 public schools in Napa County (combined enrollment of about 18,557 students).

Saint Helena Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Saint Helena High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saint Helena High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.3%.

Saint Helena High operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saint Helena High has declined 11%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 42% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.