Pacific High

Pacific High is a small high school in Ventura, California, (ZIP code 93003). Enrolled students number 213 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 75% lower than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.

Ventura Unified enrolls 14,346 students in 27 schools, including Pacific High.

Pacific High's enrollment is 74% Hispanic. Next come 18% White and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Ventura County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Pacific High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.

Dividing enrollment by its 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, higher than at this school. Pacific High reports 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 59% for public schools in Ventura County.

County data help place the school in context: in Ventura County, median household income is about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Pacific High is among the 238 public schools in Ventura County.

The closest public school to Pacific High is Golden Valley Charter, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Pacific High, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Pacific High in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment was 168 in 2020-21 and 213 in 2024-25, a gain of 45 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).

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