Lighthouse Charter Schools

Listed by NCES as River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter District (district ID 0602314)

Public school district · Yolo County · California · NCES district ID 0602314

Lighthouse Charter Schools spent $18,260 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 55% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 446 students in 2024-25; 76.6% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Lighthouse Charter Schools in enrollment (368 to 371 students) and Lighthouse Charter Schools itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lighthouse Charter Schools, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy …$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 6…$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter Dis…$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lighthouse Charter Schools, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy Distr…$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 Dis…$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lighthouse Charter Schools, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy District$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Lighthouse Charter Schools, FY23Los Sueños Academy $22,648; Valor Academy Elementary School $21,337; Aspire Summit Charter Academy District $18,710; Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District $18,389; ACE Charter High District $18,332; Lighthouse Charter Schools $18,260; Sweetwater Secondary District $17,119; Kepler Neighborhood District $16,859; Ballico-Cressey Elementary $14,645; Family Partnership Charter District $13,728; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kLos Sueños Academy$22,648Valor Academy Elementary School$21,337Aspire Summit Charter Academy District$18,710Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District$18,389ACE Charter High District$18,332Lighthouse Charter Schools$18,260Sweetwater Secondary District$17,119Kepler Neighborhood District$16,859Ballico-Cressey Elementary$14,645Family Partnership Charter District$13,728State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$7,649,000 in revenue: 76.6% state, 19.0% local and 4.4% federal. Total spending including $97,000 of capital outlay was $7,702,000, or $20,873 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lighthouse Charter Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,861,000; Local $1,455,000; Federal $333,000; total $7,649,000.
  • State$5,861,000 77%
  • Local$1,455,000 19%
  • Federal$333,000 4%

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

369 students in 2022-23, 438 students in 2023-24, 446 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lighthouse Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-233692023-244382024-25446
Lighthouse Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-233692023-244382024-25446
Lighthouse Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-233692023-244382024-25446
Lighthouse Charter Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-233692023-244382024-25446

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336923.415.7
2023-2443820.521.4
2024-2544620.621.7

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lighthouse Charter Schools scored proficient or above: 34-42% in reading and 31-40% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts34-42%45%289
Math31-40%34%288

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 446 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter44621.757.4%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 Lighthouse Charter Schools

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 Lighthouse Charter Schools

  1. California districts by spending per studentLighthouse Charter Schools ranks 562 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,260).#562 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaLighthouse Charter Schools is the number 1,236 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 369 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,236 of 1,991
  3. ACE Charter High DistrictThe next larger California district: 370 students in fall 2022, $18,332 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,332
  4. Mojave River Academy - Route 66 DistrictThe next smaller California district: 368 students in fall 2022, $18,389 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,389
  5. Compare Lighthouse Charter Schools with ACE Charter High DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Lighthouse Charter Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Lighthouse Charter Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 446 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lighthouse Charter Schools spend per student?
    $18,260 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 Lighthouse Charter Schools' money come from?
    $7,649,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 76.6% state, 19.0% local and 4.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Lighthouse Charter Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lighthouse Charter Schools scored proficient or above: 34-42% in reading and 31-40% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Lighthouse Charter Schools' NCES district ID?
    0602314. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency 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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