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Paradise, California - 1 schools
At $12,146 per pupil, Children's Community Charter District ranks #1565 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
179
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,146
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Children's Community Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 179 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,146 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.6% local, 76.1% state, and 3.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Children's Community Charter, enrolling 220 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Children's Community Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Children's Community Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Children's Community Charter District a distant remainder — means Children's Community Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Children's Community Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Children's Community Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Children's Community Charter District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Children's Community Charter District?
Children's Community Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 179 students.
How much does Children's Community Charter District spend per student?
Children's Community Charter District spends $12,146 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Children's Community Charter District?
Children's Community Charter District students are 79.5% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.