Wilmer Amina Carter High

Wilmer Amina Carter High operates as a sprawling four-year high school in Rialto, California, part of Rialto Unified. Current enrollment sits at 1,951 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 133% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Rialto Unified runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 23,067 students. Wilmer Amina Carter High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wilmer Amina Carter High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest consists of 12% Black, 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wilmer Amina Carter High has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Wilmer Amina Carter High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 42.4%.

In the broader community, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Wilmer Amina Carter High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: W.J.C. Trapp Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wilmer Amina Carter High comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.8%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Wilmer Amina Carter High's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 2,385 (now 1,951). Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 81% across the same window.

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