Laurel Tree Charter

Laurel Tree Charter is one of the rural-scale all-grades campuss in Arcata, California, operated by Laurel Tree Charter District, with 197 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Laurel Tree Charter sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Laurel Tree Charter logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. Compared to Humboldt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Laurel Tree Charter logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.0:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Humboldt County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,160 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Laurel Tree Charter is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

Arcata Educational Resource Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Laurel Tree Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, the feed for Laurel Tree Charter typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.