Village Charter

Set in Santa Rosa, California, Village Charter is a rural-scale elementary campus, operated by Village Charter District. It enrolls 118 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 75% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Village Charter is a school of Village Charter District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Village Charter records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 20% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 1685.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Sonoma County's rate of about 51%.

In the surrounding community, Sonoma County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Village Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northwest Prep Charter, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Village Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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