San Marin High

San Marin High operates as a reasonably sized secondary school in Novato, California, one of the schools within Novato Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,250 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Across the 14 schools in Novato Unified (7,199 students total), San Marin High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, San Marin High logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, San Marin High has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at San Marin High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, San Marin High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Marin County reports that median household income runs about $149,091, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), of which San Marin High is one.

San Ramon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), San Marin High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Marin High has grew 14%, going from 1,100 students in 2018 to 1,250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 56% to 49%. Class-load math has grew: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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