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Chico, California - 1 schools
At $14,419 per pupil, Wildflower Open Classroom District ranks #1105 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wildflower Open Classroom District operates 1 public schools serving 146 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,419 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 28.4% local, 64.5% state, and 7.1% 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 183:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.7% White, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wildflower Open Classroom, enrolling 183 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Wildflower Open Classroom accounts for 100.0% of all Wildflower Open Classroom District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wildflower Open Classroom District a distant remainder — means Wildflower Open Classroom 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.
Wildflower Open Classroom District student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wildflower Open Classroom District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Wildflower Open Classroom District is typically wider than the Wildflower Open Classroom District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wildflower Open Classroom 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 Wildflower Open Classroom District?
Wildflower Open Classroom District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 146 students.
How much does Wildflower Open Classroom District spend per student?
Wildflower Open Classroom District spends $14,419 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Wildflower Open Classroom District?
Wildflower Open Classroom District students are 72.7% White, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.