Manzanita Public Charter

Manzanita Public Charter operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, one of the schools within Manzanita Public Charter District. Current enrollment sits at 483 students spanning grades K through 6.

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

In terms of who attends, Manzanita Public Charter reports that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 34% White, 10% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Manzanita Public Charter has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Santa Barbara County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Santa Barbara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $98,161 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Barbara County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), Manzanita Public Charter is one campus in the mix.

Vandenberg Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a public charter, Manzanita Public Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.