Walter Colton

Walter Colton operates as a mid-sized K-12 campus in Monterey, California, run under Monterey Peninsula Unified. Current enrollment sits at students from the surrounding community spanning grade M.

Monterey Peninsula Unified comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 9,308 students; Walter Colton is among them.

In terms of school funding signals, Class-load math at Walter Colton comes out to about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Walter Colton tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Monterey County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Walter Colton is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monte Vista, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 5-year window. Walter Colton's enrollment has shrank 78% since 2018, when it stood at 595 (now 129). Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2023.

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