Monterey High vs Pacific Grove High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Monterey High Pacific Grove High
Location Monterey, CA Pacific Grove, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,401 552
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.9:1 16.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 53.5% 17.4%
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 Monterey High Pacific Grove High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,464 $25,660
District Monterey Peninsula Unified Pacific Grove Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Monterey High Pacific Grove High
White 28.6% 56.6%
African American 5.6% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino 50.1% 18.2%
Asian 8.7% 14.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 1.1%
Pacific Islander 1.8% 0.5%
Multiracial 4.6% 7.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Monterey High Pacific Grove High
AP Courses Offered 8 8
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 452:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 27.6% 16.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 13 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 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.