HomeTech Charter

Located at 6249 Skyway, in Paradise, California, HomeTech Charter is a very small unified-grade school that caters to 129 students (grades K through 12), part of HomeTech Charter District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so HomeTech Charter sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

HomeTech Charter is a school of HomeTech Charter District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, HomeTech Charter reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Butte County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HomeTech Charter has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Butte County's rate of about 63%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Butte County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Butte County runs 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), of which HomeTech Charter is one.

The closest other public school is Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc., roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area. HomeTech Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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