Whitcomb Continuation High

As a micro-enrollment high school in Glendora, California, Whitcomb Continuation High works with 104 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Glendora Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 88% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Within Glendora Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 6,362 students, Whitcomb Continuation High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitcomb Continuation High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Whitcomb Continuation High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $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. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Whitcomb Continuation High is one.

The closest other public school is Stanton Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 76%: 59 students in 2018 compared to 104 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 41% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.