Oakland Charter High

Oakland, California, is home to Oakland Charter High, a very small high school. It teaches 330 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 61% below the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.

For district matters, Oakland Charter High falls under Oakland Charter High District.

Hispanic students are 72% of those enrolled at Oakland Charter High. The remaining shares are 22% Asian and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Alameda County's population at about 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. The school has 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 21.7:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Federal data show 84% of students (276) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.

For Alameda County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Oakland Charter High among them.

Oakland Charter High's closest public school neighbor is LIFE Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Oakland Charter High, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 330, down from 459 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 18.4:1 to 21.7:1.

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