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Pivot Charter School - North Bay
About Pivot Charter School - North Bay
Pivot Charter School - North Bay is a compact multi-level school in Santa Rosa, California, one of the schools within Pivot Charter School - North Bay District. The school hosts 437 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.
Pivot Charter School - North Bay is a school of Pivot Charter School - North Bay District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Looking at the student body, Pivot Charter School - North Bay lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Native American, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, Sonoma County reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Pivot Charter School - North Bay is one campus in the mix.
Steele Lane Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Pivot Charter School - North Bay operates from a downtown location. Pivot Charter School - North Bay is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.
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