Sierra Foothill Charter District

Public school district · Mariposa County · California · NCES district ID 0602246

Sierra Foothill Charter District spent $13,864 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 82% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 140 students in 2024-25; 25.6% 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 Sierra Foothill Charter District in enrollment (129 to 135 students) and Sierra Foothill Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sierra Foothill Charter District, FY23LA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District $24,774; Princeton Joint Unified $24,068; Big Valley Joint Unified $23,318; Two Rock Union $16,429; Rising Sun Montessori District $15,304; Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District $14,667; AeroSTEM Academy District $14,654; Sierra Foothill Charter District $13,864; International School for Science and Culture District $13,746; Outside Creek Elementary $10,377; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25k30kLA's Promise Charter Middle #1…$24,774Princeton Joint Unified$24,068Big Valley Joint Unified$23,318Two Rock Union$16,429Rising Sun Montessori District$15,304Excelsior Charter School Coron…$14,667AeroSTEM Academy District$14,654Sierra Foothill Charter Distri…$13,864International School for Scien…$13,746Outside Creek Elementary$10,377State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sierra Foothill Charter District, FY23LA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District $24,774; Princeton Joint Unified $24,068; Big Valley Joint Unified $23,318; Two Rock Union $16,429; Rising Sun Montessori District $15,304; Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District $14,667; AeroSTEM Academy District $14,654; Sierra Foothill Charter District $13,864; International School for Science and Culture District $13,746; Outside Creek Elementary $10,377; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25k30kLA's Promise Charter Middle #1 Dist…$24,774Princeton Joint Unified$24,068Big Valley Joint Unified$23,318Two Rock Union$16,429Rising Sun Montessori District$15,304Excelsior Charter School Corona-Nor…$14,667AeroSTEM Academy District$14,654Sierra Foothill Charter District$13,864International School for Science an…$13,746Outside Creek Elementary$10,377State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sierra Foothill Charter District, FY23LA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District $24,774; Princeton Joint Unified $24,068; Big Valley Joint Unified $23,318; Two Rock Union $16,429; Rising Sun Montessori District $15,304; Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District $14,667; AeroSTEM Academy District $14,654; Sierra Foothill Charter District $13,864; International School for Science and Culture District $13,746; Outside Creek Elementary $10,377; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25k30kLA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District$24,774Princeton Joint Unified$24,068Big Valley Joint Unified$23,318Two Rock Union$16,429Rising Sun Montessori District$15,304Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco Distr…$14,667AeroSTEM Academy District$14,654Sierra Foothill Charter District$13,864International School for Science and Cultur…$13,746Outside Creek Elementary$10,377State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Sierra Foothill Charter District, FY23LA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District $24,774; Princeton Joint Unified $24,068; Big Valley Joint Unified $23,318; Two Rock Union $16,429; Rising Sun Montessori District $15,304; Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District $14,667; AeroSTEM Academy District $14,654; Sierra Foothill Charter District $13,864; International School for Science and Culture District $13,746; Outside Creek Elementary $10,377; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25k30kLA's Promise Charter Middle #1 District$24,774Princeton Joint Unified$24,068Big Valley Joint Unified$23,318Two Rock Union$16,429Rising Sun Montessori District$15,304Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco D…$14,667AeroSTEM Academy District$14,654Sierra Foothill Charter District$13,864International School for Science and Cu…$13,746Outside Creek Elementary$10,377State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$1,878,000 in revenue: 25.6% state, 64.6% local and 9.8% federal. Total spending including $23,000 of capital outlay was $1,853,000, or $14,038 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sierra Foothill Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $481,000; Local $1,213,000; Federal $184,000; total $1,878,000.
  • State$481,000 26%
  • Local$1,213,000 65%
  • Federal$184,000 10%

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

132 students in 2022-23, 133 students in 2023-24, 140 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sierra Foothill Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1400501001502022-231322023-241332024-25140
Sierra Foothill Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1400501001502022-231322023-241332024-25140
Sierra Foothill Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1400501001502022-231322023-241332024-25140
Sierra Foothill Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 132, 2023-24: 133, 2024-25: 1400501001502022-231322023-241332024-25140

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231325.324.7
2023-241336.022.2
2024-251406.023.3

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 Sierra Foothill Charter District scored proficient or above: 32-74% in reading and 10-60% 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 arts32-74%45%68
Math10-60%34%66

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, 140 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sierra Foothill Charter14023.337.9%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 Sierra Foothill Charter District

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 Sierra Foothill Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentSierra Foothill Charter District ranks 1,012 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,864).#1,012 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaSierra Foothill Charter District is the number 1,751 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 132 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,751 of 1,991
  3. AeroSTEM Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 133 students in fall 2022, $14,654 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,654
  4. International School for Science and Culture DistrictThe next smaller California district: 130 students in fall 2022, $13,746 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,746
  5. Compare Sierra Foothill Charter District with AeroSTEM Academy 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 Sierra Foothill Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Sierra Foothill Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 140 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sierra Foothill Charter District spend per student?
    $13,864 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 Sierra Foothill Charter District's money come from?
    $1,878,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.6% state, 64.6% local and 9.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Sierra Foothill Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sierra Foothill Charter District scored proficient or above: 32-74% in reading and 10-60% 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 Sierra Foothill Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0602246. 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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