At $13,864 per pupil, Sierra Foothill Charter District ranks #1583 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$13,864
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sierra Foothill Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 132 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 Mariposa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,864 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 74.6% local, 13.4% state, and 12.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.4% White, 33.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sierra Foothill Charter, enrolling 140 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sierra Foothill Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Sierra Foothill Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sierra Foothill Charter District a distant remainder — means Sierra Foothill Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Sierra Foothill Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — 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 Sierra Foothill 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 Sierra Foothill Charter District?
Sierra Foothill Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 132 students.
How much does Sierra Foothill Charter District spend per student?
Sierra Foothill Charter District spends $13,864 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Sierra Foothill Charter District?
Sierra Foothill Charter District students are 56.4% White, 33.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.