High school (grades 9-12) · Oroville, CA

Come Back Butte Charter

Federal NCES profile for Come Back Butte Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 069100214048Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Come Back Butte Charter earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of California schools.

#4 of 5
high schools in Oroville · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
31:1
large classes for California
88.7%
free-lunch eligible

Come Back Butte Charter has class sizes larger than 97% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Come Back Butte Charter ranks #4 of 5 high schools in Oroville, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+6 students YoY

Come Back Butte Charter grew from 71 students in 2022-23 to 77 in 2023-24 (+8.5%).

Teacher FTE added 3.1 → 3.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+6 students YoY 069100214048 · Oroville, CA High · SMALL · CHARTER

93 enr · 31:1 · 88.7% lunch · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: Hearthstone (185 students)

Come Back Butte Charter grew from 71 students in 2022-23 to 77 in 2023-24 (+8.5%). Teacher FTE added 3.1 → 3.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Come Back Butte Charter in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Come Back Butte Charter reports 93 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Come Back Butte Charter compares

Come Back Butte Charter is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 31:1 ▲ 44% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 88.7% ▲ 60% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 93 top 90% - -

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

31:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
93
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
88.7%
free-lunch eligible - 60% 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
31:1
students per teacher - 44% above state mean
Top 97% in California - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 50.5%
Hispanic or Latino 29.7%
Two or More 9.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.6%
African American 3.3%

Largest group: White at 50.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.2, Come Back Butte Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Come Back Butte Charter Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hearthstone Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Butte County Special Education Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Butte County Community Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Table Mountain Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Bases Learning Center Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Come Back Butte Charter's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Butte County Office Of Education · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Oroville

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Come Back Butte Charter

How many students attend Come Back Butte Charter?

Come Back Butte Charter has 93 students enrolled. It is a high school in Oroville, CA. CCD year-over-year: 71 (2022-23) → 77 (2023-24), up 6.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Come Back Butte Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Come Back Butte Charter is 31:1, which is 44% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 97% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Come Back Butte Charter?

88.7% of students at Come Back Butte Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Come Back Butte Charter?

The largest demographic group at Come Back Butte Charter is White at 50.5% of enrollment, in Oroville, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Come Back Butte Charter?

Come Back Butte Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Come Back Butte Charter rank among high schools in Oroville?

By Resource Investment Index, Come Back Butte Charter ranks #4 of 5 high schools in Oroville, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Oroville on the city page.

What other schools are in Butte County Office of Education?

Besides Come Back Butte Charter, Butte County Office of Education also operates Hearthstone (185 students), Butte County Special Education (49 students), and Butte County Community (20 students). See the Butte County Office of Education district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.