Monarch Learning Center

As an one-room-style K-5 school in Redding, California, Monarch Learning Center teaches 85 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Monarch Learning Center District. That puts it 82% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Operationally, Monarch Learning Center answers to Monarch Learning Center District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Monarch Learning Center reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, Monarch Learning Center shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Monarch Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Shasta County's rate of about 58%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Shasta County shows median household income runs about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Shasta County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), of which Monarch Learning Center is one.

Bonny View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Monarch Learning Center is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On allk12, the feed for Monarch Learning Center typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.