Come Back Charter

Come Back Charter is a senior high of rural-scale scale in Merced, California, overseen by Merced County Office of Education, serveing 128 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Come Back Charter sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.

Merced County Office of Education runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,894 students. Come Back Charter is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Come Back Charter shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 16% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Come Back Charter logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.2:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Come Back Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Merced County put the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Come Back Charter is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rudolph Rivera Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Come Back Charter.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Come Back Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.