Vista (Alternative)

Vista (Alternative), a minimally staffed multi-level school in San Dimas, California, run under Bonita Unified, serves 11 students, covering grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Vista (Alternative) sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Bonita Unified runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,905 students. Vista (Alternative) is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Vista (Alternative) shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest comes out to 9% Asian, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.8:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Vista (Alternative) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vista (Alternative) is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Chaparral High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Vista (Alternative) operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Vista (Alternative)'s enrollment has fell 42% since 2018, when it stood at 19 (now 11). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 16% to 0%. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

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