Hercules Middle vs Pinole Valley High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hercules Middle Pinole Valley High
Location Hercules, CA Pinole, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle high
Enrollment 596 1,245
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.7:1 21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 24.7% 37.3%
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 Hercules Middle Pinole Valley High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,722 $20,722
District West Contra Costa Unified West Contra Costa Unified

Demographics

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

Group Hercules Middle Pinole Valley High
White 7.6% 10.2%
African American 14.8% 14.6%
Hispanic or Latino 26.0% 51.5%
Asian 39.3% 18.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.3%
Multiracial 11.6% 4.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Hercules Middle Pinole Valley High
AP Courses Offered 1
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 298:1 345.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.9% 31.5%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 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.