PUC Inspire Charter Academy

PUC Inspire Charter Academy, a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Pacoima, California, part of PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, works with 210 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

PUC Inspire Charter Academy sits inside PUC Inspire Charter Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PUC Inspire Charter Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which PUC Inspire Charter Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Fenton Primary Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PUC Inspire Charter Academy operates from a city-core location. PUC Inspire Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PUC Inspire Charter Academy typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.