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Oakhurst, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District #1512 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,158 per pupil, Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District ranks #1858 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
206
Total Enrollment
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$8,158
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District operates 1 public schools serving 206 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 Madera County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,158 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 54.7% local, 44.4% state, and 0.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 8/100, ranked #1512 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 3.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) accounts for 100.0% of all Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District a distant remainder — means Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) 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.
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.8% — 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 Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) 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 Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District?
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 206 students.
How much does Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District spend per student?
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District spends $8,158 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #1512 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District?
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District students are 69.0% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District?
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #1512 out of 1517 districts in California.