Sutter Peak Charter Academy

Sutter Peak Charter Academy is a mid-sized all-grades campus in Live Oak, California, one of the schools within Sutter Peak Charter Academy District. The school caters to 714 students in grades K through 12.

Operationally, Sutter Peak Charter Academy answers to Sutter Peak Charter Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Sutter Peak Charter Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Sutter County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.8:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Sutter County's rate of about 60%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sutter County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,704 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Sutter Peak Charter Academy is one.

Nuestro Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site. Sutter Peak Charter Academy 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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