Feather River Charter

Feather River Charter is a high-enrollment K-12 campus in Meridian, California, part of Feather River Charter District. The school caters to 2,731 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 354% above the state mean of about 602.

Feather River Charter sits inside Feather River Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Feather River Charter shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the resource side, The school employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 29.6:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sutter County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the area at large, Sutter County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,704, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Feather River Charter is one.

Grand Island Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area. Feather River Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Feather River Charter delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

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