📍 615 Leslie Dr., Salinas, Monterey County, 93906
Salinas Community is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Salinas, Monterey County. The school has 107 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ernesto Vela. It is part of the Monterey County Office of Education school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Salinas Community enrolls 107 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 96% |
| White | 4 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 107 students (80%) 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.
Salinas Community is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Salinas Community is one of 4 schools in Monterey County Office of Education, based in Salinas, California. The district serves 733 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 107 students, Salinas Community is smaller than the district average of about 183 students per school.