Tomales High

Tomales High is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in Tomales, California, operated by Shoreline Unified, hosting 127 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Shoreline Unified, which oversees 5 schools and 469 students, Tomales High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Tomales High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder breaks down as 24% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, Tomales High shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Marin County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, Tomales High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of +8.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $149,091, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Marin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students), Tomales High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tomales Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tomales High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Tomales High's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 138 (now 127). White enrollment moved from 32% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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