BIG TIME: If you go to Santa...
BIG TIME: If you go to Santa Ana’s Valley High School, be prepared for a lengthy senior graduation exercise. It’s the only public high school in the county with more than 3,000 students. The Santa Ana Unified district has three of the five most populated public high schools here. . . . Says spokeswoman Diane Thomas: “We’re growing in class size and due soon for a new high school to ease the pressure. But getting another school takes about a five-year process.”
Student Bodies
Orange County’s five largest public high schools are in just two districts. High school: Students Valley, Santa Ana Unified: 3,249 Saddleback, Santa Ana Unified: 2,873 Capistrano Valley, Capistrano Unified: 2,755 Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified: 2,739 Dana Hills, Capistrano Unified: 2,655 Source: Orange County Department of Education
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