Trillium Charter

Located at 1464 Spear Ave., in Arcata, California, Trillium Charter is a minimally staffed primary school that caters to 34 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Pacific Union Elementary. That puts it 93% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 3 schools in Pacific Union Elementary (896 students total), Trillium Charter accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Trillium Charter shows that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Humboldt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Trillium Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Humboldt County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) reports that median household income runs about $61,160, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Trillium Charter is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

Nearest neighbor: Trillium Charter, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site. Trillium Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Trillium Charter's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 45 (now 34). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 11% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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