Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in Rocklin, California, run under Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District, with 776 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.

Operationally, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy answers to Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy lists that the largest single group is Asian at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Placer County's rate of about 33%.

In the area at large, Placer County reports that median household earnings sit near $115,998, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is one of 123 public schools in Placer County (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students).

Rocklin Academy Gateway is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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