Enrollment
59
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Long Beach, CA
Clear Passage Educational Center
Federal NCES profile for Clear Passage Educational Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060159313860Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 88
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Clear Passage Educational Center earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of California schools.
- #5 of 16
- high schools in Long Beach · Resource Index
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 59:1
- large classes for California
- 84.6%
- free-lunch eligible
Clear Passage Educational Center has class sizes larger than 99% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Clear Passage Educational Center ranks #5 of 16 high schools in Long Beach, CA.
School address
District: Clear Passage Educational Center District · California
NCES ID 060159313860 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
59:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+174% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
84.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
+52% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Clear Passage Educational Center compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Clear Passage Educational Center
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
Clear Passage Educational Center enrolls fewer students than most California schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Clear Passage Educational Center serves a higher-need student population than most California campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
No single support indicator dominates
Clear Passage Educational Center's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Clear Passage Educational Center is a high-poverty, small charter high school in Long Beach, California, enrolling 59 students.
Class loads run heavy: 59:1 is larger than about 99% of California schools and 174% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need is high: 84.6% of students qualify for free meals, 52% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of California schools, with 59 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 163 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #66.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (78%) and African American (14%) (diversity index 37/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 59 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Long Beach's high schools, it stands alongside Polytechnic High (3,890 students): Clear Passage Educational Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (59:1 vs 23.3:1).
Clear Passage Educational Center District is a single-school charter district, so Clear Passage Educational Center operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 59 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Clear Passage Educational Center compares
Clear Passage Educational Center on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 59:1 | ▲ 174% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 84.6% | ▲ 52% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 59 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
59:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
59
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
84.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 52% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
59:1
students per teacher
- 174% above state mean
Top 99% in California - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
13.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,949
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $18,665
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 59 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 78.0%
African American 13.6%
Asian 6.8%
Two or More 1.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.8, Clear Passage Educational Center is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Clear Passage Educational Center District, which includes Clear Passage Educational Center.
$20,949
Per student
+12%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 14.1%
State 71.2%
Federal 14.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Long Beach
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Polytechnic High
Standard public school
3,890 students 23.3:1 students per teacher
Millikan High
Standard public school
3,408 students 24.7:1 students per teacher
Wilson High
Standard public school
3,349 students 22.6:1 students per teacher
Jordan High
Standard public school
2,272 students 21.8:1 students per teacher
Cabrillo High
Standard public school
1,652 students 19.4:1 students per teacher
Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High
Standard public school
682 students 20.7:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~59 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Clear Passage Educational Center
How many students attend Clear Passage Educational Center?
Clear Passage Educational Center has 59 students enrolled. It is a high school in Long Beach, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clear Passage Educational Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Clear Passage Educational Center is 59:1, which is 174% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 276% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Clear Passage Educational Center?
84.6% of students at Clear Passage Educational Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Clear Passage Educational Center?
The largest demographic group at Clear Passage Educational Center is Hispanic or Latino at 78.0% of enrollment, in Long Beach, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Clear Passage Educational Center?
Clear Passage Educational Center has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Clear Passage Educational Center rank among high schools in Long Beach?
By Resource Investment Index, Clear Passage Educational Center ranks #5 of 16 high schools in Long Beach, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Long Beach on the city page.
What other schools are in Clear Passage Educational Center District?
None; Clear Passage Educational Center District is a single-school charter district, and Clear Passage Educational Center is its only campus.
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