Imperial Pathways Charter
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · El Centro, California
Imperial Pathways Charter in El Centro, California enrolled 246 students in 2024-25 with 10.7 full-time teachers, 23.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-54% (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%
206 students in 2022-23, 241 students in 2023-24, 246 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.9 to 10.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 206 | 7.9 | 26.1 |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 10.0 | 24.1 |
| 2024-25 | 246 | 10.7 | 23.0 |
23.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 171 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Imperial Pathways Charter enrolled 171 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 171 of the 171 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.3% of students were Hispanic, 2.4% White, 0.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic96.3%
- White2.4%
- Black0.8%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50-54% of the 132 students in Imperial Pathways Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50‑54% | 45% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 132 | 224 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in El Centro
6 public high schools in El Centro report 2024-25 enrollment; Imperial Pathways Charter is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Union High | 2,006 | 20.9 | 58.7% |
| Southwest High | 1,846 | 19.5 | 59.4% |
| Imperial Pathways Charter | 246 | 23.0 | 85.8% |
| Desert Oasis High (Continuation) | 138 | 14.0 | 85.5% |
| Mt. Signal Virtual Academy | 60 | 25.2 | 68.3% |
| Phoenix Rising High | 20 | 7.5 | 85.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Imperial Pathways Charter
- Mt. Signal Virtual AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 60 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Southwest HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 1,846 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Imperial Pathways Charter with Mt. Signal Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Imperial County Office of Education spends per student$89,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$89,771
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaImperial Pathways Charter is the number 1,288 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,288 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher23.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.23.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Imperial Pathways Charter
How many students attend Imperial Pathways Charter?
246 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 206 in 2022-23. It is a high school in El Centro, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Imperial Pathways Charter?
23.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Imperial Pathways Charter a Title I school?
Imperial Pathways Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Imperial Pathways Charter?
50-54% of the 132 students in Imperial Pathways Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Imperial Pathways Charter in?
Imperial County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069101014014 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.