Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)

Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) is a tiny 9-12 campus in Big Pine, California, one of the schools within Bishop Unified. The school instructs 25 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 97% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Bishop Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 1,910 students, Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Inyo County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Inyo County shows median household earnings sit near $73,991, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Inyo County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,539 students), Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bishop Independent Study, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 25 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 18% to 28%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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