Options For Youth - Duarte Inc

As a substantial high school in Pasadena, California, Options For Youth - Duarte Inc teaches 3,369 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Options For Youth - Duarte Inc sits 302% larger than that benchmark.

Options For Youth - Duarte Inc sits inside Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Options For Youth - Duarte Inc lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 13% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.0:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Options For Youth - Duarte Inc is one.

The closest other public school is Willard Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site. Options For Youth - Duarte Inc operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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