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Petaluma High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
201 Fair St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone
(707) 778-4651
District
Petaluma Joint Union High
County
SONOMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1220
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.3% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Petaluma High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
53%
41%
68%
55%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 316 25.9%
Grade 10 309 25.3%
Grade 11 321 26.3%
Grade 12 274 22.5%
Total 1220 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.5% 56.5% 23.2%
Black 1.0% 1.0% 5.1%
Hispanic 31.0% 38.0% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 3.7% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.8% 41.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 28.0% 30.2% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 11.1% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 74,284 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 303.0 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,265 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.8% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.1% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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