📍 855 W. Nielsen, Fresno, Fresno County, 93706
Pershing Continuation High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 121 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Young. It is part of the Central Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Pershing Continuation High enrolls 121 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 21% |
| White | 8 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 121 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pershing Continuation High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pershing Continuation High is one of 25 schools in Central Unified, based in Fresno, California. The district serves 15,962 students district-wide and employs 676 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 121 students, Pershing Continuation High is smaller than the district average of about 638 students per school.
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