Sierra Charter

Sierra Charter, located in Fresno, California, is a small combined-grade school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 354 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 602-student average for combined schools in California, enrollment here is 41% lower.

Sierra Charter is administered by Sierra Charter District.

At 73%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Sierra Charter combined. After that, the student body is 18% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Sierra Charter has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among combined schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 73%. Across public schools in Fresno County, the average is about the same, 75%.

Census estimates describe Fresno County this way: median household income is about $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 368 public schools in Fresno County, with a combined enrollment of about 206,072.

The closest public school to Sierra Charter is Violet Heintz Education Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

In the federal locale system, Sierra Charter is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Sierra Charter is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Sierra Charter saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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