Morrice Schaefer Charter

Morrice Schaefer Charter operates as a close-knit primary school in Santa Rosa, California, overseen by Morrice Schaefer Charter District. Current enrollment sits at 304 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Morrice Schaefer Charter sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Morrice Schaefer Charter reports that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 23% White, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Morrice Schaefer Charter reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, Sonoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Morrice Schaefer Charter is one.

The closest other public school is Pivot Charter School - North Bay, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Morrice Schaefer Charter.

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

On allk12, members of the Morrice Schaefer Charter community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.