Sierra Foothill Charter

Set in Catheys Valley, California, Sierra Foothill Charter is a tiny elementary campus, one of the schools within Sierra Foothill Charter District. It educates 140 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sierra Foothill Charter sits 70% leaner than that benchmark.

Sierra Foothill Charter District is the operating authority for Sierra Foothill Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Sierra Foothill Charter lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Sierra Foothill Charter logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at Sierra Foothill Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mariposa County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mariposa County put median household income runs about $68,412, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mariposa County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students), of which Sierra Foothill Charter is one.

Mariposa Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site. As a public charter, Sierra Foothill Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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