Other / mixed grade configuration · Sacramento, CA

Fortune

Federal NCES profile for Fortune, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060243214070Charter school
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👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fortune earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

#20 of 23
schools in Sacramento · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
28.3:1
large classes for California
68.5%
free-lunch eligible

Fortune has class sizes larger than 93% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fortune ranks #20 of 23 schools in Sacramento, CA.

School address

Sacramento, CA 95823
District: Fortune District · California

NCES ID 060243214070 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-119 students YoY

Fortune shrank from 1,866 students in 2022-23 to 1,747 in 2023-24 (-6.4%).

Teacher FTE added 60.1 → 88.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-119 students YoY 060243214070 · Sacramento, CA Other · MID · CHARTER

1,698 enr · 28.3:1 · 68.5% lunch · RII 10

Nearest enrollment peer: Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (1,698 students)

Fortune shrank from 1,866 students in 2022-23 to 1,747 in 2023-24 (-6.4%). Teacher FTE added 60.1 → 88.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Fortune compares

Fortune is a shrinking 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 28.3:1 ▲ 32% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 68.5% ▲ 23% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,698 top 5% - -

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

28.3:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,698
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
68.5%
free-lunch eligible - 23% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
28.3:1
students per teacher - 32% above state mean
Top 93% in California - lower ratio than 7% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$16,602
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 849 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
121
in-school suspensions + 60 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 61.5%
Hispanic or Latino 22.0%
Two or More 11.8%
Asian 2.2%
White 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 61.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.9, Fortune is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Fortune District reports $16,602 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Sacramento

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

Highlands Community Charter
Standard public school
11,713 students
Natomas Charter
Standard public school
1,850 students 21:1 students per teacher
California Innovative Career Academy
Standard public school
1,729 students 32.6:1 students per teacher
Westlake Charter
Standard public school
1,493 students 26.2:1 students per teacher
Leroy Greene Academy
Standard public school
755 students 19.9:1 students per teacher
Sava - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - Scusd
Standard public school
672 students 18.2:1 students per teacher

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 (~1,698 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~28.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Fortune

How many students attend Fortune?

Fortune has 1,698 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sacramento, CA. CCD year-over-year: 1,866 (2022-23) → 1,747 (2023-24), down 119.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fortune?

The student-teacher ratio at Fortune is 28.3:1, which is 32% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 80% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fortune?

68.5% of students at Fortune are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fortune?

The largest demographic group at Fortune is African American at 61.5% of enrollment, in Sacramento, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fortune?

Fortune has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Fortune rank among schools in Sacramento?

By Resource Investment Index, Fortune ranks #20 of 23 schools in Sacramento, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Sacramento on the city page.

What other schools are in Fortune District?

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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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