Sequoia Career Academy

Sequoia Career Academy is one of the tiny combined-grade schools in Ukiah, California, run under Sequoia Career Academy District, with 144 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 76% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Sequoia Career Academy answers to Sequoia Career Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Sequoia Career Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 35% White, 12% Native American, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sequoia Career Academy records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Sequoia Career Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Mendocino County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,092, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Sequoia Career Academy is one of 66 public schools in Mendocino County (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students).

Nearest neighbor: Redwood Collegiate Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sequoia Career Academy.

The school occupies a town-based site. Sequoia Career Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.