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At $17,295 per pupil, Sherwood Montessori District ranks #487 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sherwood Montessori District operates 1 public schools serving 98 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,295 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.1% local, 63.3% state, and 13.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 116:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.6% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sherwood Montessori, enrolling 116 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sherwood Montessori accounts for 100.0% of all Sherwood Montessori District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sherwood Montessori District a distant remainder — means Sherwood Montessori 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.
Sherwood Montessori District student-counselor ratio is 116:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted 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.
Sherwood Montessori District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — 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.
How many schools are in Sherwood Montessori District?
Sherwood Montessori District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 98 students.
How much does Sherwood Montessori District spend per student?
Sherwood Montessori District spends $17,295 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Sherwood Montessori District?
Sherwood Montessori District students are 58.6% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.