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Modesto, California - 8 schools
15,579
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Modesto City High operates 8 public schools serving 15,579 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stanislaus County.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (61 AP courses district-wide), a 2084.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% White, 5.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James C. Enochs High, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Joseph a. Gregori High accounts for 15.1% of all Modesto City High student enrollment
That concentration means Modesto City High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Modesto City High school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Modesto City High school enrollment ranges from 479 students (lowest) to 2,346 students (highest), a spread of 1,867 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Modesto City High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Modesto City High student-counselor ratio is 2085:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Modesto City High chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Modesto City High has 8 schools, including 8 high. Total enrollment is 15,579 students.
What is the demographic composition of Modesto City High?
Modesto City High students are 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% White, 5.9% Asian, 2.7% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.