Chicago Park Community Charter

Chicago Park Community Charter is a very small elementary school in Grass Valley, California, part of Chicago Park Elementary. The school works with 43 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 91% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Chicago Park Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 163 students, Chicago Park Community Charter is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Chicago Park Community Charter logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chicago Park Community Charter has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Chicago Park Community Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Nevada County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,882 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Nevada County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,561 students), Chicago Park Community Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chicago Park Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. Chicago Park Community Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chicago Park Community Charter has declined 32%, going from 63 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 17% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.