Fuente Nueva Charter

Fuente Nueva Charter is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Arcata, California, overseen by Fuente Nueva Charter District. The school hosts 150 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 465.

Fuente Nueva Charter District is the operating authority for Fuente Nueva Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Fuente Nueva Charter shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 37% White, 17% multiracial. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Fuente Nueva Charter has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Humboldt County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put median household income runs about $61,160, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Fuente Nueva Charter is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

Nearest neighbor: Coastal Grove Charter, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. As a public charter, Fuente Nueva Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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