Olive Grove Charter - Buellton
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 24% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34 | 3.1 | 11.0:1 | 50% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 2.9 | 9.9:1 | 48% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 3.4 | 11.3:1 | 38% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 5 | 9.6:1 | 40% (19) |
About Olive Grove Charter - Buellton
Federal records list Olive Grove Charter - Buellton as a combined-grade school in Buellton, California. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 34 students. The average among combined schools in California is roughly 602 students; this school is 94% smaller than that.
Olive Grove Charter - Buellton falls under Olive Grove Charter - Buellton District.
At Olive Grove Charter - Buellton, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. It is also 41% White and 9% multiracial. For comparison, Santa Barbara County is about 48% Hispanic.
The teaching staff at Olive Grove Charter - Buellton is 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. About 50% of students, or 17, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Santa Barbara County averages 68%, higher than here.
Olive Grove Charter - Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County, where the median household income is $98,161, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Olive Grove Charter - Buellton, Santa Barbara County has 128 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Jonata Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Olive Grove Charter - Buellton has 6 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area. Olive Grove Charter - Buellton is a public charter school. Federal records classify Olive Grove Charter - Buellton as a virtual school.
Olive Grove Charter - Buellton's enrollment dropped from 48 in 2020-21 to 34 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.0:1) than in 2020-21 (9.6:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Olive Grove Charter - Buellton. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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