Polytechnic Academy

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Hollister, California, Polytechnic Academy enrolls students from the surrounding community from grade M, run under Polytechnic Academy District.

Operationally, Polytechnic Academy answers to Polytechnic Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Benito County) records that median household income runs about $114,394, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Polytechnic Academy is one of 28 public schools in San Benito County (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students).

Pinnacles Community is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Polytechnic Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. Polytechnic Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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