At $15,785 per pupil, Laurel Tree Charter District ranks #1227 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Laurel Tree Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 177 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Humboldt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,785 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 33.6% local, 48.2% state, and 18.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 14.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.4% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Laurel Tree Charter, enrolling 197 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Laurel Tree Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Laurel Tree Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Laurel Tree Charter District a distant remainder — means Laurel Tree Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Laurel Tree Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.7% — 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 Laurel Tree Charter District?
Laurel Tree Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 177 students.
How much does Laurel Tree Charter District spend per student?
Laurel Tree Charter District spends $15,785 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Laurel Tree Charter District?
Laurel Tree Charter District students are 74.4% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.