Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in Nevada City, California, operated by Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District, works with 191 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Operationally, Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning answers to Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning logs that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Nevada County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,882 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Nevada County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,561 students), Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Forest Charter, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning 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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