Odyssey Continuation

Odyssey Continuation is a senior high of minimally staffed scale in South Gate, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, educateing 100 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Odyssey Continuation sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Odyssey Continuation shows that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Odyssey Continuation higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at Odyssey Continuation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Odyssey Continuation is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Gate Senior High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Odyssey Continuation.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Odyssey Continuation's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 113 (now 100).

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