Trillium Charter

Trillium Charter is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Arcata, California, part of Trillium Charter District. The school hosts 40 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 465.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Trillium Charter shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Trillium Charter has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Trillium Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Humboldt County indicate median household income runs about $61,160, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Trillium Charter is one of 92 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students).

Trillium Charter 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 town-center site. As a public charter, Trillium Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, members of the Trillium Charter community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.