Arcata Educational Resource Center

Set in Arcata, California, Arcata Educational Resource Center is a tiny 9-12 campus, run under Humboldt County Office of Education. It teaches 27 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 97% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Arcata Educational Resource Center is one of 6 schools operated by Humboldt County Office of Education, a district that hosts 302 students overall.

Demographically, Arcata Educational Resource Center shows that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% multiracial, 11% Native American. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Arcata Educational Resource Center has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Humboldt County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) records that median household income runs about $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Humboldt County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), Arcata Educational Resource Center is one campus in the mix.

Laurel Tree Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.