Other / mixed grade configuration · Valley Center, CA

All Tribes Charter

Federal NCES profile for All Tribes Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060198910387Charter school
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

All Tribes Charter earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools.

#1 of 9
public schools in Valley Center · Resource Index
53
Resource Index · Higher
16.4:1
small classes for California
94.9%
free-lunch eligible

All Tribes Charter has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, All Tribes Charter ranks #1 of 9 public schools in Valley Center, CA.

Enrollment

82

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.4:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-24% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

94.9%

vs 55.5% California avg

+71% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How All Tribes Charter compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:116.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at All Tribes Charter

All Tribes Charter is a high-poverty, small charter combined-grade school in Valley Center, California, enrolling 82 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 16.4:1, All Tribes Charter is leaner than roughly 86% of California schools and 24% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 94.9% of students qualify for free meals, 71% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of California schools, with 82 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 139 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #45.

Its student body is led by American Indian / Alaska Native (72%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 45/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 2.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding All Tribes Charter District spends $23,150 per pupil, 40% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 22.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Valley Center's public schools, it stands alongside Valley Center Prep (56 students): All Tribes Charter is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.4:1 vs 18.7:1).

All Tribes Charter District is a single-school charter district, so All Tribes Charter operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 82 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How All Tribes Charter compares

All Tribes Charter on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▼ 24% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 94.9% ▲ 71% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 82 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
94.9%
free-lunch eligible - 71% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
2.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$23,150
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 72.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
Two or More 8.5%
White 7.3%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 72.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.4, All Tribes Charter is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for All Tribes Charter District, which includes All Tribes Charter.

$23,150
Per student
+40%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.6%
State 57.9%
Federal 22.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools in Valley Center

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on All Tribes Charter's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about All Tribes Charter

How many students attend All Tribes Charter?

All Tribes Charter has 82 students enrolled. It is a public school in Valley Center, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at All Tribes Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at All Tribes Charter is 16.4:1, which is 24% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at All Tribes Charter?

94.9% of students at All Tribes Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of All Tribes Charter?

The largest demographic group at All Tribes Charter is American Indian / Alaska Native at 72.0% of enrollment, in Valley Center, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for All Tribes Charter?

All Tribes Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does All Tribes Charter rank among public schools in Valley Center?

By Resource Investment Index, All Tribes Charter ranks #1 of 9 public schools in Valley Center, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Valley Center on the city page.

Is All Tribes Charter a good school?

All Tribes Charter earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in All Tribes Charter District?

None; All Tribes Charter District is a single-school charter district, and All Tribes Charter is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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