At $16,585 per pupil, Eel River Charter District ranks #1087 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Eel River Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 53 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 Mendocino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,585 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.1% local, 58.0% state, and 27.9% 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 12.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% White, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Eel River Charter, enrolling 63 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 5.7% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (53 to 56 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 1.0 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $900,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 54% went to instruction, 40.9% to support services, and 1% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Eel River Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Eel River Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Eel River Charter District a distant remainder — means Eel River Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Eel River Charter District reports 98.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Eel River Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.7% — 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.
How many schools are in Eel River Charter District?
Eel River Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 53 students.
How much does Eel River Charter District spend per student?
Eel River Charter District spends $16,585 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Eel River Charter District?
Eel River Charter District students are 36.5% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% White, 1.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.