Del Mar High vs Prospect High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Del Mar High Prospect High
Location San Jose, CA Saratoga, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,350 1,460
Student:Teacher Ratio 20.9:1 21.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.3% 34.7%
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 Del Mar High Prospect High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,391 $26,391
District Campbell Union High Campbell Union High

Demographics

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

Group Del Mar High Prospect High
White 12.6% 18.9%
African American 3.8% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 71.3% 39.3%
Asian 9.0% 30.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8%
Multiracial 3.3% 6.2%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Del Mar High Prospect High
AP Courses Offered 2 17
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 450:1 365:1
Chronic Absenteeism 22.7% 15.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 5 1
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.