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Oakhurst, California - 1 schools
At $10,926 per pupil, Glacier High School Charter District ranks #1722 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
86
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$10,926
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glacier High School Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 86 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Madera County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,926 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.0% local, 53.1% state, and 0.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 164:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 1.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Glacier High School Charter, enrolling 82 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Glacier High School Charter accounts for 95.3% of all Glacier High School Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Glacier High School Charter District a distant remainder — means Glacier High School Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Glacier High School Charter District student-counselor ratio is 164:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Glacier High School Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 1.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Glacier High School 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 Glacier High School Charter District?
Glacier High School Charter District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 86 students.
How much does Glacier High School Charter District spend per student?
Glacier High School Charter District spends $10,926 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Glacier High School Charter District?
Glacier High School Charter District students are 73.2% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.