Capital City Independent Study

As a compact combined-grade school in Sacramento, California, Capital City Independent Study works with 258 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Capital City Independent Study sits 57% below that benchmark.

Sacramento City Unified comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 37,657 students; Capital City Independent Study is among them.

On the student-mix side, Capital City Independent Study records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 15% Black, 13% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Capital City Independent Study has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Capital City Independent Study tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) records that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Capital City Independent Study is one.

Rosa Parks Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capital City Independent Study has showed little movement, going from 263 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 21% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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