Pinnacles Community

Pinnacles Community operates as an one-room-style senior high in Hollister, California, one of the schools within San Benito County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 15 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 3 schools in San Benito County Office of Education (54 students total), Pinnacles Community accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pinnacles Community lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%); the rest comes out to 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pinnacles Community lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Pinnacles Community tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Benito County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Benito County put the typical household earns roughly $114,394 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Benito County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students), Pinnacles Community is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Andreas Continuation High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinnacles Community.

Pinnacles Community operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pinnacles Community has expanded 50%, going from 10 students in 2018 to 15 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 100% to 93%.

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