Cottonwood vs Tahquitz High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cottonwood Tahquitz High
Location Aguanga, CA Hemet, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 197 1,761
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.5:1 21.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 56.8% 74.4%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cottonwood Tahquitz High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,595 $17,595
District Hemet Unified Hemet Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cottonwood Tahquitz High
White 37.1% 12.5%
African American 0.0% 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino 57.4% 72.5%
Asian 1.0% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 4.1% 3.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cottonwood Tahquitz High
AP Courses Offered 12
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 197:1 352.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 32.5% 48.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 1 191
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.