Sunset High

Sunset High is one of the rural-scale 9-12 campuss in Crescent City, California, one of the schools within Del Norte County Unified, with 82 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Within Del Norte County Unified, which oversees 11 schools and 3,378 students, Sunset High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sunset High records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Native American, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Del Norte County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Sunset High reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Del Norte County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Del Norte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Del Norte County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,003 students), Sunset High is one campus in the mix.

Pine Grove Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset High has expanded 21%, going from 68 students in 2018 to 82 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 40%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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