Feather River Academy

Feather River Academy operates as a rural-scale senior high in Yuba City, California, run under Sutter County Office of Education. Current enrollment sits at 31 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 838.

Across the 3 schools in Sutter County Office of Education (382 students total), Feather River Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Feather River Academy lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 32% White, 13% Black. By comparison, Sutter County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Feather River Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Feather River Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Sutter County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sutter County put median household earnings sit near $79,704, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Feather River Academy is one.

Pathways Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Feather River Academy's enrollment has edged down 64% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 31). The Black share of enrollment grew from 5% to 13% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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