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High school · Central Unified School District

Pershing Continuation High

Pershing Continuation High serves grades 9–12 for 88 students in Central Unified School District.

It is the 3rd largest of the 4 Central Unified School District high schools in Fresno. Its 17.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 18.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 104 in 2019–20 to 88 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 52 students. 91% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (75 free, 5 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Storyland (0.6 mi).

At a glance

Pershing Continuation High by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades9–12
Students88
Teachers5
Students per teacher17.6
Free or reduced-price lunch91%
School typeAlternative School
DistrictCentral Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Pershing Continuation High

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 92
  • 107
  • 1127
  • 1252
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20104
  • 2020–2186
  • 2021–2286
  • 2022–23121
  • 2023–2488
Nearby

Parks near Pershing Continuation High

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

855 West Nielsen, Fresno 93706

(559) 268-2272

State school ID 1035112 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060797007672

Central Unified School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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