Balboa Middle vs Pacific High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Balboa Middle Pacific High
Location Ventura, CA Ventura, CA
School Type regular alternative
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 845 213
Student:Teacher Ratio 26.2:1 15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.3% 72.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Balboa Middle Pacific High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,893 $15,893
District Ventura Unified Ventura Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Balboa Middle Pacific High
White 31.9% 18.6%
African American 1.3% 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino 58.3% 75.2%
Asian 4.5% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.2% 5.2%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Balboa Middle Pacific High
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 260:1 56.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.7% 96.7%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 24 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.