Redding School of the Arts

As a reasonably sized K-12 campus in Redding, California, Redding School of the Arts hosts 634 students from grades K through 12, operated by Redding School of the Arts District.

Redding School of the Arts District is the operating authority for Redding School of the Arts, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Redding School of the Arts reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 18% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Redding School of the Arts has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 34% of students at Redding School of the Arts qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Shasta County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shasta County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Shasta County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), Redding School of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Redding School of the Arts is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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