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At $10,105 per pupil, Three Rivers Charter District ranks #1794 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Three Rivers Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 82 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 Mendocino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,105 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.9% local, 60.6% state, and 6.5% 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 108:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 22.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Three Rivers Charter, enrolling 81 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Three Rivers Charter accounts for 98.8% of all Three Rivers Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Three Rivers Charter District a distant remainder — means Three Rivers Charter 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.
Three Rivers Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Three Rivers Charter District student-counselor ratio is 108:1 — 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.
Three Rivers Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Three Rivers Charter District is typically wider than the Three Rivers Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers Charter District?
Three Rivers Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 82 students.
How much does Three Rivers Charter District spend per student?
Three Rivers Charter District spends $10,105 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Three Rivers Charter District?
Three Rivers Charter District students are 67.5% White, 22.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.