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Point Arena, California - 1 schools
At $13,800 per pupil, Pacific Community Charter District ranks #1258 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
70
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$13,800
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pacific Community Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 70 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 Mendocino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,800 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.5% local, 29.1% state, and 12.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), and 35.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pacific Community Charter, enrolling 64 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pacific Community Charter accounts for 91.4% of all Pacific Community Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pacific Community Charter District a distant remainder — means Pacific Community Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pacific Community Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Pacific Community 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 Pacific Community Charter District?
Pacific Community Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 70 students.
How much does Pacific Community Charter District spend per student?
Pacific Community Charter District spends $13,800 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Pacific Community Charter District?
Pacific Community Charter District students are 61.9% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.