Pacific Crest Online Academy

Set in West Richland, Washington, Pacific Crest Online Academy is a large unified-grade school, operated by Richland School District. It hosts 325 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 59% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 204 students.

Richland School District runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 14,410 students. Pacific Crest Online Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Pacific Crest Online Academy logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Benton County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pacific Crest Online Academy is one of 69 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students).

The closest other public school is Marcus Whitman Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Pacific Crest Online Academy operates from a city-core location. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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