Enrollment
637
California · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Menifee, CA
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education
Federal NCES profile for Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060249114406Charter school
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #4 of 16
- public schools in Menifee · Resource Index
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 33.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 637
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education ranks #4 of 16 public schools in Menifee, CA.
School address
NCES ID 060249114406 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Free-lunch eligible
33.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
-41% vs state
What stands out at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is a mid-sized charter high school in Menifee, California, enrolling 637 students.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 33.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 637 puts it in the larger third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 1,395 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #454.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (51%) and White (27%) (diversity index 65/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District spends $8,784 per pupil, 47% below the California average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Among Menifee's high schools, it stands alongside Paloma Valley High (2,487 students): Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District is a single-school charter district, so Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education compares
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.0% | ▼ 41% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 637 | top 29% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
637
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 41% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
23.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$8,784
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 50.7%
White 26.7%
African American 12.1%
Two or More 7.9%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 65.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 65.1, Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District, which includes Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education.
$8,784
Per student
-47%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 12.1%
State 87.7%
Federal 0.2%
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.
Similar high schools in Menifee
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
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Frequently asked questions about Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education
How many students attend Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education?
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education has 637 students enrolled. It is a high school in Menifee, CA.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education?
33.0% of students at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education?
The largest demographic group at Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is Hispanic or Latino at 50.7% of enrollment, in Menifee, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education?
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education rank among public schools in Menifee?
By Resource Investment Index, Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education ranks #4 of 16 public schools in Menifee, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Menifee on the city page.
Is Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education a good school?
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District?
None; Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District is a single-school charter district, and Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is its only campus.
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