Whitney High

Whitney High operates as a well-populated senior high in Rocklin, California, overseen by Rocklin Unified. Current enrollment sits at 2,041 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 144% above the state mean of about 838.

Across the 18 schools in Rocklin Unified (11,579 students total), Whitney High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitney High logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Whitney High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Whitney High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Placer County put the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Whitney High is one campus in the mix.

Twelve Bridges Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitney High. On composite proficiency, Whitney High comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitney High has edged up 9%, going from 1,866 students in 2018 to 2,041 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 51%.

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