Enrollment
552
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 062937004530
Pacific Grove High — Pacific Grove, CA
Federal NCES profile for Pacific Grove High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 53/100.
👥 Class size 38
📚 AP courses 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 100
📋 Attendance 58
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Pacific Grove Unified · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.6:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
-73% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pacific Grove High compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Pacific Grove High reports 552 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 28% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 2% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 15.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 73% below the California average and 71% below the national baseline. The school offers 8 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 2 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 16.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Pacific Grove Unified spends $26,740 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 76.9% from local sources (property taxes), 18.1% from the state, and 5.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (C-), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Pacific Grove High compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.6:1 | ▼ 28% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.0% | ▼ 73% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 552 | top 62% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
15.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 73% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.6:1
students per teacher
— 28% below state mean
Top 10% in California — lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
16.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$26,740
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors280.0 FTE
Per 2 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 552 Top 62% in California — larger than 38% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 35.0
Students per teacher 15.6:1 -28% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 15.0% -73% vs state
NCES ID 062937004530
Student demographics
White 56.6%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2%
Asian 14.2%
Two or More 7.3%
African American 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: White at 56.6% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 8
Counselors (FTE) 280.0
Students per counselor 2:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 16.8%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 10
Expulsions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pacific Grove Unified, which includes Pacific Grove High.
$26,740
Per student
+48%
vs California
Avg $18,039
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 76.9%
State 18.1%
Federal 5.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 439
- Students per teacher
- 16.8:1
- Enrollment
- 422
- Students per teacher
- 18.5:1
- Enrollment
- 324
- Students per teacher
- 18.4:1
- Enrollment
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 10:1
Similar high schools in Pacific Grove
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Pacific Grove High
How many students attend Pacific Grove High?
Pacific Grove High has 552 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pacific Grove, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific Grove High?
The student-teacher ratio at Pacific Grove High is 15.6:1, which is 28% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pacific Grove High?
15.0% of students at Pacific Grove High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pacific Grove High?
The largest demographic group at Pacific Grove High is White at 56.6%. The school serves a diverse student body in Pacific Grove, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pacific Grove High?
Pacific Grove High has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (C-) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.