At $15,837 per pupil, Tree of Life Charter District ranks #1223 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Tree of Life Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 86 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 $15,837 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 24.9% local, 63.6% state, and 11.6% 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 465:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.5% White, 26.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tree of Life Charter, enrolling 93 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 3.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (86 to 89 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 6.8 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $1,378,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 55.6% went to instruction, 39.1% to support services, and 1.2% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Tree of Life Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Tree of Life Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tree of Life Charter District a distant remainder — means Tree of Life 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.
Tree of Life Charter District reports 55.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Tree of Life Charter District student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Tree of Life Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.3% — 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 Tree of Life 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 Tree of Life Charter District?
Tree of Life Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 86 students.
How much does Tree of Life Charter District spend per student?
Tree of Life Charter District spends $15,837 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Tree of Life Charter District?
Tree of Life Charter District students are 56.5% White, 26.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.