Sequoia Career Academy

Sequoia Career Academy serves students in Ukiah, California, as a small combined-grade school. The school's enrollment of 144 students covers grades 4 through 12. Statewide, combined schools in California average about 602 students each.

Sequoia Career Academy falls under Sequoia Career Academy District.

Hispanic students are the largest group at Sequoia Career Academy, with 47% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 35% White, 12% Native American, and 6% multiracial. Mendocino County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Sequoia Career Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.

The teaching staff at Sequoia Career Academy is 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. The average ratio among combined schools in California is 18.6:1, higher than at this school. About 74% of students, or 106, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 75% average for public schools in Mendocino County.

Within Mendocino County, median household income is about $68,092, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 66 public schools in Mendocino County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,738.

Nearest public school: Redwood Collegiate Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Sequoia Career Academy is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote. Charter status: Sequoia Career Academy is a public charter school.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 144, close to the 144 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.6:1 to 15.9:1.

Discussions about Sequoia Career Academy may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.