High schools in Monterey County
37 high schools in Monterey County, serving roughly 23,391 students. SweetSpot ranks each one on your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 7.3
Carmel High
Carmel Unified · 9-12
- 7.1
Pacific Grove High
Pacific Grove Unified · 9-12
- 6.0
Pacific Valley (K-12)
Big Sur Unified · K-12
- 6.0
Salinas High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 5.7
Big Sur Charter
Big Sur Unified · K-12 · Charter
- 5.6
Rancho San Juan High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 5.5
Everett Alvarez High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 5.5
Alisal High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 5.4
Chartwell School
Monterey Peninsula Unified · 1-12 · Specialized
- 5.3
Monterey High
Monterey Peninsula Unified · 9-12
- 5.1
Wellington M. Smith, Jr.
Monterey County Office of Education · 4-12 · Juvenile court school
- 5.0
North Salinas High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 4.9
Marina High
Monterey Peninsula Unified · 9-12
- 4.8
Carmel Valley High
Carmel Unified · 9-12 · Continuation high school
- 4.4
King City High
South Monterey County Joint Union High · 9-12
- 4.3
Monterey County Special Education
Monterey County Office of Education · P-12 · Special education school
- 4.2
Carr Lake Community Day
Salinas Union High · 7-12 · Community day school
- 4.1
Greenfield High
South Monterey County Joint Union High · 9-12
- 4.1
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study
North Monterey County Unified · 7-12 · Alternative school of choice
- 4.0
Monterey County Home Charter
Monterey County Office of Education · K-12 · Charter
- 4.0
Open Door Charter
Monterey County Office of Education · 9-12 · Charter · County community school
- 4.0
Soledad Transition Center
Soledad Unified · 12 · Special education school
- 3.9
Seaside High
Monterey Peninsula Unified · 9-12
- 3.9
Soledad High
Soledad Unified · 9-12
- 3.8
North Monterey County High
North Monterey County Unified · 9-12
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Common questions
How many high schools are in Monterey County?
37 high schools in Monterey County, serving 23,391 students.
What counts as a "high" school?
Any school whose grade span includes grades 9–12.
How is the ranking computed?
By default, schools are ranked by SweetSpot's neutral baseline score — the mean of their academics, attendance, suspension rate, and teacher metrics. Tune your priorities to see a ranking calibrated to your family.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
Is this data accurate?
Yes — SweetSpot pulls directly from the California Department of Education's annual SARC (School Accountability Report Card) release. Last refreshed when the CDE publishes new data.
All schools in High schools, Monterey County
- Carmel High · 9-12
- Pacific Grove High · 9-12
- Pacific Valley (K-12) · K-12
- Salinas High · 9-12
- Big Sur Charter · K-12
- Rancho San Juan High · 9-12
- Everett Alvarez High · 9-12
- Alisal High · 9-12
- Chartwell School · 1-12
- Monterey High · 9-12
- Wellington M. Smith, Jr. · 4-12
- North Salinas High · 9-12
- Marina High · 9-12
- Carmel Valley High · 9-12
- King City High · 9-12
- Monterey County Special Education · P-12
- Carr Lake Community Day · 7-12
- Greenfield High · 9-12
- North Monterey County Center for Independent Study · 7-12
- Monterey County Home Charter · K-12
- Open Door Charter · 9-12
- Soledad Transition Center · 12
- Seaside High · 9-12
- Soledad High · 9-12
- North Monterey County High · 9-12
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day · 9-12
- Learning for Life Charter · 7-12
- Gonzales High · 9-12
- Community High (Continuation) · 9-12
- El Puente · 7-12
- Mount Toro High · 9-12
- Central Coast High · 9-12
- Central Bay High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Pinnacles High · 9-12
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley High · 9-12
- Portola-Butler Continuation High · 9-12
- Salinas Community · 7-12