Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is a small high school serving families in Nevada City, California. The student body numbers 191 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is a school in Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District.

At Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, White students make up 65% of the student body. It is also 17% multiracial and 13% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Nevada County is roughly 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is 48%.

Nevada County has about 102,481 residents, and the median household income is $89,882, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Nevada County has 46 public schools and roughly 13,561 students.

The next-closest public school is Forest Charter, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is a public charter school.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 194 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 191. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.2 to 13.3 over 4 years.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.