Pacific Crest Academy

Pacific Crest Academy is one of the tiny high schools in El Dorado, California, run under El Dorado Union High, with 117 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 86% smaller than typical.

El Dorado Union High comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 6,410 students; Pacific Crest Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pacific Crest Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Pacific Crest Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Dorado County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for El Dorado County indicate median household income runs about $108,845, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Pacific Crest Academy is one of 69 public schools in El Dorado County (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union Mine High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Pacific Crest Academy operates from a town-based location. Pacific Crest Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Pacific Crest Academy's enrollment has rose 30% since 2018, when it stood at 90 (now 117). White enrollment moved from 79% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

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