George S. Patton Continuation

George S. Patton Continuation is a minimally staffed four-year high school in Harbor City, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 37 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. George S. Patton Continuation is one of those campuses.

On demographics, George S. Patton Continuation reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 27% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, George S. Patton Continuation has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting George S. Patton Continuation tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at George S. Patton Continuation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which George S. Patton Continuation is one.

Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George S. Patton Continuation.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 41%: 63 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.