Portola-Butler Continuation High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · King City, California
Portola-Butler Continuation High in King City, California enrolled 115 students in 2024-25 with 7.1 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (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 83% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 75%
63 students in 2022-23, 59 students in 2023-24, 115 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 7.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 63 | 4.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 4.0 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 115 | 7.1 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portola-Butler Continuation High enrolled 53 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent66.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.5% of students were Hispanic, 1.7% White, 0.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic96.5%
- White1.7%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.9%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Portola-Butler Continuation High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% or less | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50-59% of the 41 students in Portola-Butler Continuation High'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 | 50‑59% | 87% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 41 | 654 | 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 King City
3 public high schools in King City report 2024-25 enrollment; Portola-Butler Continuation High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| King City High | 1,199 | 22.1 | 76.1% |
| Portola-Butler Continuation High | 115 | 16.3 | 80.0% |
| Pinnacle Coastal Valley High | 77 | 20.3 | 85.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Portola-Butler Continuation High
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 77 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- King City HighThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,199 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Portola-Butler Continuation High with Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Monterey County Joint Union High spends per student$15,479 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,479
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaPortola-Butler Continuation High is the number 1,556 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,556 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.16.3:1
- 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 Portola-Butler Continuation High
How many students attend Portola-Butler Continuation High?
115 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 63 in 2022-23. It is a high school in King City, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Portola-Butler Continuation High?
16.3 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 Portola-Butler Continuation High a Title I school?
Portola-Butler Continuation High 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.How do students at Portola-Butler Continuation High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Portola-Butler Continuation High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Portola-Butler Continuation High?
50-59% of the 41 students in Portola-Butler Continuation High'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 Portola-Butler Continuation High in?
South Monterey County Joint Union High, NCES district ID 0619650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061965007734 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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.