Pacific Grove High

Pacific Grove High is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Pacific Grove, California, run under Pacific Grove Unified, with 552 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Pacific Grove High sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Pacific Grove High is one of 5 schools operated by Pacific Grove Unified, a district that hosts 1,749 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pacific Grove High reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Monterey County's rate of about 76%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pacific Grove High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.4%, the actual is 79.2%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monterey County put median household income runs about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), Pacific Grove High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Forest Grove Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pacific Grove High. On composite proficiency, Pacific Grove High comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 619 students in 2018 compared to 552 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.