Tree of Life Charter District

Public school district · Mendocino County · California · NCES district ID 0602267

Tree of Life Charter District spent $15,837 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 93 students in 2024-25; 74.0% 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 Tree of Life Charter District in enrollment (84 to 88 students) and Tree of Life Charter District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Tree of Life Charter District, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Midway Elementary $22,341; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Perseverance Preparatory District $17,667; Monarch Learning Center District $16,812; Tree of Life Charter District $15,837; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Sherman Thomas Charter High District $13,214; Big Sur Charter District $12,988; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - D…$56,591Midway Elementary$22,341Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Perseverance Preparatory Distr…$17,667Monarch Learning Center Distri…$16,812Tree of Life Charter District$15,837Pivot Charter School North Val…$15,115Sherman Thomas Charter High Di…$13,214Big Sur Charter District$12,988Glacier High School Charter Di…$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Tree of Life Charter District, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Midway Elementary $22,341; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Perseverance Preparatory District $17,667; Monarch Learning Center District $16,812; Tree of Life Charter District $15,837; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Sherman Thomas Charter High District $13,214; Big Sur Charter District $12,988; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte…$56,591Midway Elementary$22,341Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Perseverance Preparatory District$17,667Monarch Learning Center District$16,812Tree of Life Charter District$15,837Pivot Charter School North Valley I…$15,115Sherman Thomas Charter High District$13,214Big Sur Charter District$12,988Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Tree of Life Charter District, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Midway Elementary $22,341; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Perseverance Preparatory District $17,667; Monarch Learning Center District $16,812; Tree of Life Charter District $15,837; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Sherman Thomas Charter High District $13,214; Big Sur Charter District $12,988; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte District$56,591Midway Elementary$22,341Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Perseverance Preparatory District$17,667Monarch Learning Center District$16,812Tree of Life Charter District$15,837Pivot Charter School North Valley II Distri…$15,115Sherman Thomas Charter High District$13,214Big Sur Charter District$12,988Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Tree of Life Charter District, FY23Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District $56,591; Midway Elementary $22,341; Shasta Union Elementary $21,333; Perseverance Preparatory District $17,667; Monarch Learning Center District $16,812; Tree of Life Charter District $15,837; Pivot Charter School North Valley II District $15,115; Sherman Thomas Charter High District $13,214; Big Sur Charter District $12,988; Glacier High School Charter District $12,070; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.020k40k60kOpportunities for Learning - Duarte Dis…$56,591Midway Elementary$22,341Shasta Union Elementary$21,333Perseverance Preparatory District$17,667Monarch Learning Center District$16,812Tree of Life Charter District$15,837Pivot Charter School North Valley II Di…$15,115Sherman Thomas Charter High District$13,214Big Sur Charter District$12,988Glacier High School Charter District$12,070State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$1,487,000 in revenue: 74.0% state, 19.7% local and 6.3% federal. Total spending including $16,000 of capital outlay was $1,378,000, or $16,023 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tree of Life Charter District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,100,000; Local $293,000; Federal $94,000; total $1,487,000.
  • State$1,100,000 74%
  • Local$293,000 20%
  • Federal$94,000 6%

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

86 students in 2022-23, 89 students in 2023-24, 93 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tree of Life Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 9302550751002022-23862023-24892024-2593
Tree of Life Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 9302550751002022-23862023-24892024-2593
Tree of Life Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 9302550751002022-23862023-24892024-2593
Tree of Life Charter District enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 89, 2024-25: 9302550751002022-23862023-24892024-2593

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23863.524.6
2023-24895.017.8
2024-25935.018.6

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 Tree of Life Charter District scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 21-71% 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 arts36-86%45%33
Math21-71%34%33

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, 93 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tree of Life Charter9318.641.9%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 Tree of Life 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 Tree of Life Charter District

  1. California districts by spending per studentTree of Life Charter District ranks 800 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,837).#800 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaTree of Life Charter District is the number 1,837 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 86 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,837 of 1,991
  3. Pivot Charter School North Valley II DistrictThe next larger California district: 87 students in fall 2022, $15,115 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,115
  4. Monarch Learning Center DistrictThe next smaller California district: 85 students in fall 2022, $16,812 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,812
  5. Compare Tree of Life Charter District with Pivot Charter School North Valley II 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 Tree of Life Charter District

  1. How many schools and students are in Tree of Life Charter District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 93 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tree of Life Charter District spend per student?
    $15,837 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 Tree of Life Charter District's money come from?
    $1,487,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 74.0% state, 19.7% local and 6.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Tree of Life Charter District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tree of Life Charter District scored proficient or above: 36-86% in reading and 21-71% 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 Tree of Life Charter District's NCES district ID?
    0602267. 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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