Pacific Community Charter

Pacific Community Charter is the name of a small combined-grade school in Point Arena, California. A total of 64 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in California is about 602 students, so this school is 89% smaller than average.

Pacific Community Charter is run by Pacific Community Charter District.

By race and ethnicity, Pacific Community Charter is 61% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 13% Native American, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Mendocino County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. By the diversity index, Pacific Community Charter comes in at 56%.

The school employs the equivalent of 6.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.7:1. Among combined schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%.

Among Mendocino County residents, median household income is about $68,092, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Pacific Community Charter is one of 66 public schools in Mendocino County, which together enroll about 12,738 students.

Arena Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Pacific Community Charter. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.

Pacific Community Charter has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

Federal counts put enrollment at 66 in 2020-21 and 64 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 9.7:1.

The Pacific Community Charter community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.