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Helix High High School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 86 | 85 | 85 | NA | NA | 100 | 98 | 122 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 2,499 | 2,440 | 2,463 | 2,364 | 2,337 | 2,387 | 2,308 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 711 | 28.5% | 651 | 26.7% | 679 | 27.6% | 649 | 27.5% | 652 | 27.9% | 628 | 26.3% | 586 | 25.4% |
| Grade 10: | 632 | 25.3% | 643 | 26.4% | 651 | 26.4% | 610 | 25.8% | 604 | 25.8% | 601 | 25.2% | 581 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 588 | 23.5% | 591 | 24.2% | 569 | 23.1% | 577 | 24.4% | 587 | 25.1% | 559 | 23.4% | 601 | 26.0% |
| Grade 12: | 568 | 22.7% | 544 | 22.3% | 555 | 22.5% | 526 | 22.3% | 492 | 21.1% | 570 | 23.9% | 513 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,281 | 51.3% | 1,252 | 51.3% | 1,257 | 51.0% | 1,166 | 49.3% | 1,150 | 49.2% | 1,226 | 51.4% | 1,177 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 1,218 | 48.7% | 1,188 | 48.7% | 1,206 | 49.0% | 1,198 | 50.7% | 1,187 | 50.8% | 1,161 | 48.6% | 1,127 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.2% | 10 | 0.4% | 15 | 0.6% | 22 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.4% | 17 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 145 | 5.8% | 160 | 6.6% | 155 | 6.3% | 156 | 6.6% | 175 | 7.5% | 180 | 7.5% | 213 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1,153 | 46.1% | 1,068 | 43.8% | 1,043 | 42.3% | 931 | 39.4% | 854 | 36.5% | 772 | 32.3% | 742 | 32.1% |
| Black: | 444 | 17.8% | 428 | 17.5% | 441 | 17.9% | 445 | 18.8% | 429 | 18.4% | 523 | 21.9% | 503 | 21.8% |
| White: | 486 | 19.4% | 507 | 20.8% | 519 | 21.1% | 588 | 24.9% | 622 | 26.6% | 775 | 32.5% | 834 | 36.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 28 | 1.1% | 30 | 1.2% | 53 | 2.2% | 42 | 1.8% | 35 | 1.5% | 63 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 237 | 9.5% | 237 | 9.7% | 237 | 9.6% | 180 | 7.6% | 213 | 9.1% | 57 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 900 | 36.0% | 945 | 38.7% | NA | NA | 1,106 | 46.8% | 435 | 18.6% | 972 | 40.7% | 927 | 40.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 315 | 12.6% | 277 | 11.4% | NA | NA | 172 | 7.3% | 830 | 35.5% | 244 | 10.2% | 267 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 29.18 | 28.71 | 28.98 | NA | NA | 23.30 | 20.80 | 18.90 | ||||||
* Helix High High School, Students and Teachers was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.