Acalanes Union High

Located at 1212 Pleasant Hill Road in Lafayette, California, Acalanes Union High is an open, traditional public school district serving the large suburban communities of the greater San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area. Operating five operational schools, the district specializes in secondary education for students in ninth through twelfth grades, while also offering adult education programming. As a standard public school system with no charter affiliations, the district serves as a central educational hub across the region, providing rigorous academic pathways and comprehensive extracurricular opportunities to prepare students for post-secondary success.

The district supports a student population of 5,425 secondary students distributed across all four high school grade levels. To ensure a well-supported educational experience, Acalanes Union High maintains a strong professional workforce comprising over 1,036 full-time equivalent staff members. This dedicated team includes approximately 562 full-time equivalent classroom teachers, 41 instructional aides, and more than 434 administrative and support staff professionals. This substantial staffing context fosters a favorable learning environment with broad academic and specialized support services tailored to the diverse needs of its student body.