Pershing Continuation High

Pershing Continuation High is a tiny 9-12 campus in Fresno, California, overseen by Central Unified. The school instructs 101 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Pershing Continuation High is one of 24 schools operated by Central Unified, a district that caters to 15,956 students overall.

On demographics, Pershing Continuation High reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 5% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Pershing Continuation High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Fresno County shows median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Pershing Continuation High is one campus in the mix.

Pathway Community Day is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 117 students in 2018 compared to 101 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 20% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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