| Definition of Terms |
San Marcos Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Santa Barbara County, CA |
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| Total Students |
2264 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
100 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 636 students | | Grade 10 - 624 students | | Grade 11 - 528 students | | Grade 12 - 476 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:23 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
3% |
| % Asian |
5% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
45% |
39% |
| % Black |
1% |
9% |
| % White |
48% |
36% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
22% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
1% |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Santa Barbara High School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
13 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
10,602 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$80,250,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$93,717,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,569 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,840 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- San Marcos High School (SMHS) is a public high school located near the Southern California city of Santa Barbara, United States. It is under the governance of the Santa Barbara School Districts, and has an enrollment of approximately 2200 students in Grades 9-12.
- San Marcos High School was founded in 1959. The school became a four-year high school in 1981 with the addition of 9th grade. Since 1995, it has been on the block schedule.
- Distinctions
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The Royals Marching Band won 1st at the SCSBOA 1A championships in 2008, and 2A in 2007. In the 2005/06 year, the marching band became state champions and the concert band was invited to play at Carnegie Hall (New York) and received a gold standing, the highest honor available. The Royals Marching Band also took 2nd place in the SCSBOA 3A championships the following year. They have traveled to Miami in December-January 2007-2008 to participate in the Orange Parade, field show competition, and Orange Bowl halftime show. In the summer of 2007, the Jazz band traveled to Europe to perform in numerous jazz festivals.
- The singing choirs are also very talented. The Madrigals went to New York and sang in Carnegie Hall during the years 2007 and 2008. The all girls choir Enchante won gold that same year in London and Paris.
- The dance team, the Marquettes, has been a national champ for the past 10 years. The mock trial team won the state competition and advanced to the national championships in 2004 and 2006, and the school was named a California Distinguished School in 2005. Also, in 2006, the San Marcos Royals won first place in a national vocal music festival in New York City.
- In 2002 and 2003 the school newspaper, The King's Page, won First Place with Special Merit in the American Scholastic Press Association newspaper contest. Additionally, San Marcos received a full 4-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the 2005 school year, and faculty member and Mock Trial Coach Eric Burrows was named California Teacher of the Year the same year.
- In the same year, the Academic Decathlon team won county championship and advanced to the state competition.
- In 2006, the Varsity Girls Soccer Team went 20-04-02 and were CIF, City, and Channel League Champions. Their CIF championship was the first in girls soccer history. The Varsity Mock Trial team won the state championship, advancing to the National Competition. The school has a successful Golf program, which has won multiple CIF championships.
- In March 2008, the San Marcos Madrigal Singers performed the Brahms' German Requiem in Carnegie Hall as a part of the Carnegie Hall National Choral Festival. Over 70 choirs auditioned for this prestigious honor, and the San Marcos Madrigal Singers were one of four groups accepted into the festival. The Madrigals are conducted by Ms. Teraoka-Brady and were conducted by Dr. Craig Jessop of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Carnegie Hall.
- Notable alumni
- Laura Bialis, film maker
- Eric Stoltz
- Bruce Babcock, Emmy winning composer
- Anthony Edwards
- Kathy Ireland
- Bradlee Van Pelt
- Chuck Liddell
- Dax Holdren
- Mark Warkentin
- Kyle Smith
- Todd Rogers
- Brook Billings
- Randolph Mantooth
- Cady Huffman
- Sam Randolph
- Steve Pate
- Glen Phillips, and the other founding members of Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Alex Mack
- Terry Schroeder, Head coach of the USA National Water Polo Team
- External links
- Official site
- School Accountability Report Card (PDF)
- Academic Performance Index
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (93110) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
15,751 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
48% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$52,493
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.1 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
41 years old |
39 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
67% / 33% |
58% / 42% |
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