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Susanville, California - 1 schools
At $11,942 per pupil, Thompson Peak Charter District ranks #1589 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
143
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$11,942
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thompson Peak Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 143 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 Lassen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,942 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 20.8% local, 73.4% state, and 5.8% 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 302:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 4.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.9% White, 25.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Thompson Peak Charter, enrolling 151 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Thompson Peak Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Thompson Peak Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thompson Peak Charter District a distant remainder — means Thompson Peak 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.
Thompson Peak Charter District student-counselor ratio is 302:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Thompson Peak Charter District is typically wider than the Thompson Peak Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Thompson Peak Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Thompson Peak 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 Thompson Peak Charter District?
Thompson Peak Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 143 students.
How much does Thompson Peak Charter District spend per student?
Thompson Peak Charter District spends $11,942 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Thompson Peak Charter District?
Thompson Peak Charter District students are 58.9% White, 25.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.