John Muir Charter District

Public school district · Nevada County · California · NCES district ID 0602109

John Muir Charter District spent $14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 72% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 629 students in 2024-25; 51.4% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 17% (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to John Muir Charter District in enrollment (556 to 561 students) and John Muir Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to John Muir Charter District, FY23KIPP Raices Academy District $20,460; Achieve Academy District $19,567; KIPP Iluminar Academy District $19,025; Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District $18,623; Spark Academy $18,409; Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District $17,422; Da Vinci Science District $15,207; John Muir Charter District $14,986; St. HOPE Public School 7 District $14,637; Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District $12,962; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kKIPP Raices Academy District$20,460Achieve Academy District$19,567KIPP Iluminar Academy District$19,025Rocketship Fuerza Community Pr…$18,623Spark Academy$18,409Aspire Ollin University Prepar…$17,422Da Vinci Science District$15,207John Muir Charter District$14,986St. HOPE Public School 7 Distr…$14,637Leadership Public Schools: Ric…$12,962State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to John Muir Charter District, FY23KIPP Raices Academy District $20,460; Achieve Academy District $19,567; KIPP Iluminar Academy District $19,025; Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District $18,623; Spark Academy $18,409; Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District $17,422; Da Vinci Science District $15,207; John Muir Charter District $14,986; St. HOPE Public School 7 District $14,637; Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District $12,962; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kKIPP Raices Academy District$20,460Achieve Academy District$19,567KIPP Iluminar Academy District$19,025Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep Di…$18,623Spark Academy$18,409Aspire Ollin University Preparatory…$17,422Da Vinci Science District$15,207John Muir Charter District$14,986St. HOPE Public School 7 District$14,637Leadership Public Schools: Richmond…$12,962State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to John Muir Charter District, FY23KIPP Raices Academy District $20,460; Achieve Academy District $19,567; KIPP Iluminar Academy District $19,025; Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District $18,623; Spark Academy $18,409; Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District $17,422; Da Vinci Science District $15,207; John Muir Charter District $14,986; St. HOPE Public School 7 District $14,637; Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District $12,962; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k22.5kKIPP Raices Academy District$20,460Achieve Academy District$19,567KIPP Iluminar Academy District$19,025Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District$18,623Spark Academy$18,409Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy…$17,422Da Vinci Science District$15,207John Muir Charter District$14,986St. HOPE Public School 7 District$14,637Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District$12,962State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to John Muir Charter District, FY23KIPP Raices Academy District $20,460; Achieve Academy District $19,567; KIPP Iluminar Academy District $19,025; Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District $18,623; Spark Academy $18,409; Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District $17,422; Da Vinci Science District $15,207; John Muir Charter District $14,986; St. HOPE Public School 7 District $14,637; Leadership Public Schools: Richmond District $12,962; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k22.5kKIPP Raices Academy District$20,460Achieve Academy District$19,567KIPP Iluminar Academy District$19,025Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep Distri…$18,623Spark Academy$18,409Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Aca…$17,422Da Vinci Science District$15,207John Muir Charter District$14,986St. HOPE Public School 7 District$14,637Leadership Public Schools: Richmond Dis…$12,962State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$9,562,000 in revenue: 51.4% state, 46.0% local and 2.6% federal. Total spending including $69,000 of capital outlay was $8,433,000, or $15,113 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

John Muir Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,914,000; Local $4,401,000; Federal $247,000; total $9,562,000.
  • State$4,914,000 51%
  • Local$4,401,000 46%
  • Federal$247,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

558 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 629 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

John Muir Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 62902004006008002022-235582023-245892024-25629
John Muir Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 62902004006008002022-235582023-245892024-25629
John Muir Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 62902004006008002022-235582023-245892024-25629
John Muir Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 62902004006008002022-235582023-245892024-25629

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355830.618.2
2023-2458936.516.1
2024-2562937.916.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

17% of the 221 students in John Muir Charter District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate17%86.2%
Students in the class221495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 629 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John Muir Charter62916.683.6%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact John Muir Charter District

  • Phone: (530) 272-4008
  • Office: 960 McCourtney Rd., Nevada City, CA 95949

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about John Muir Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentJohn Muir Charter District ranks 894 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,986).#894 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaJohn Muir Charter District is the number 902 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 558 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#902 of 1,991
  3. KIPP Iluminar Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 560 students in fall 2022, $19,025 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,025
  4. Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy DistrictThe next smaller California district: 557 students in fall 2022, $17,422 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,422
  5. Compare John Muir Charter District with KIPP Iluminar Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. John Muir Charter, its largest high school629 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.629
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about John Muir Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in John Muir Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 629 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does John Muir Charter District spend per student?
    $14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does John Muir Charter District's money come from?
    $9,562,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.4% state, 46.0% local and 2.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in John Muir Charter District?
    17% of the 221 students in John Muir Charter District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is John Muir Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0602109. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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