Sebastopol Independent Charter

As a tight-knit elementary school in Sebastopol, California, Sebastopol Independent Charter enrolls 286 students from grades K through 8, part of Sebastopol Independent Charter District. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Sebastopol Independent Charter is a school of Sebastopol Independent Charter District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Sebastopol Independent Charter shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sebastopol Independent Charter reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household earnings sit near $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Sonoma County runs 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), of which Sebastopol Independent Charter is one.

Nearest neighbor: Brook Haven Middle, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sebastopol Independent Charter.

Sebastopol Independent Charter operates from a small-town location. Sebastopol Independent Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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