Horizon Charter

Horizon Charter is a multi-level school of expansive scale in Lincoln, California, part of Horizon Charter District, serveing 1,757 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 192% bigger than the state mean of about 602.

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

Demographically, Horizon Charter logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Horizon Charter has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Horizon Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Placer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Horizon Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glen Edwards Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Horizon Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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