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Design Tech High District

567 students · 1 schools · 24.6:1 ratio · grades 9–12 · #897 of 1976 in California

Students
567
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–Teacher
24.6:1
County
San Mateo
Grades
9–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Design Tech High District

Design Tech High District is a public school system serving San Mateo County, California, based in Redwood City. It serves 567 students across 1 schools spanning 9–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #897 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone6502312701
Address275 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood City, CA 94065
CountySan Mateo County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Design Tech High District enrolls 567 students in 1 schools — an average of about 567 students per school. It serves grades 9–12 and ranks #897 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
567
#897 of 1976 in California
Schools
1
~567 students each
Grade span
9–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Design Tech High District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (567 students reported):

White
41%
Black
1%
Hispanic
15%
Asian
25%
Two or more
18%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
1%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Design Tech High District employs about 23 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 24.6:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 38.

Student–teacher ratio
24.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
23
classroom teachers
Total staff
38
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Design Tech High District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Design Tech High District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Design Tech High District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Design Tech High District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#897
of 1976 districts
Ratio
24.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
City: Small
San Mateo County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Design Tech High District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Design Tech High District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0602324. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.