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.
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.
School address
NCES ID 060240014025 Verify on NCES CCD record →
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
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 69.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 48.4, Feather River Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
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.
Similar enrollment (~2,731 students)
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.