Sky Mountain Charter

In Placerville, California, Sky Mountain Charter is a large school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 2,511 students. It has 317% more students than the average for combined schools in California (about 602).

Sky Mountain Charter is run by Sky Mountain Charter District.

At Sky Mountain Charter, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 41%. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 18% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in El Dorado County, the Hispanic share is about 15%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Sky Mountain Charter is 23.3:1, based on 107.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

For El Dorado County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $108,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 69 public schools and about 34,706 students.

Sky Mountain Charter's nearest public school is Independence Continuation (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sky Mountain Charter.

Federal data place Sky Mountain Charter in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 2,185 (2020-21) to 2,511 (2024-25).

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