Other / mixed grade configuration · Meridian, CA

Feather River Charter

Federal NCES profile for Feather River Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060240014025Charter school
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Feather River Charter earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

32
Resource Index · Typical
34.6:1
large classes for California
34.1%
free-lunch eligible
2,731
students enrolled

Feather River Charter has class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

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

+197 students YoY

Feather River Charter grew from 2,365 students in 2022-23 to 2,562 in 2023-24 (+8.3%).

Teacher FTE added 79.2 → 87.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+197 students YoY 060240014025 · Meridian, CA Other · LARGE · CHARTER

2,731 enr · 34.6:1 · 34.1% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Spanish River Community High School (2,730 students)

Feather River Charter grew from 2,365 students in 2022-23 to 2,562 in 2023-24 (+8.3%). Teacher FTE added 79.2 → 87.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Feather River Charter compares

Feather River 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 34.6:1 ▲ 61% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.1% ▼ 39% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 2,731 top 1% - -

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

34.6:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,731
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
34.1%
free-lunch eligible - 39% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
34.6:1
students per teacher - 61% above state mean
Top 98% in California - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
0.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$12,263
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.2 FTE
Per 2334 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 69.4%
Hispanic or Latino 15.0%
Two or More 10.5%
Asian 3.0%
African American 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 69.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.4, Feather River Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Inspire Charter School - North District reports $12,263 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Feather River Charter

How many students attend Feather River Charter?

Feather River Charter has 2,731 students enrolled. It is a public school in Meridian, CA. CCD year-over-year: 2,365 (2022-23) → 2,562 (2023-24), up 197.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Feather River Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Feather River Charter is 34.6:1, which is 61% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 120% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Feather River Charter?

34.1% of students at Feather River Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Feather River Charter?

The largest demographic group at Feather River Charter is White at 69.4% of enrollment, in Meridian, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Feather River Charter?

Feather River Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Inspire Charter School - North District?

None; Inspire Charter School - North District is a single-school charter district, and Feather River 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 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.

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