Highlands Community Charter

Public school, grades 1 to 12 · Sacramento, California

Highlands Community Charter in Sacramento, California enrolled 11,713 students in 2024-25 with 127.1 full-time teachers, 92.2 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 74% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

6,749 students in 2022-23, 9,069 students in 2023-24, 11,713 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 95.3 to 127.1.

Students enrolled at Highlands Community Charter by school year2022-23: 6,749, 2023-24: 9,069, 2024-25: 11,71305k10k15k2022-236,7492023-249,0692024-2511,713
Students enrolled at Highlands Community Charter by school year2022-23: 6,749, 2023-24: 9,069, 2024-25: 11,71305k10k15k2022-236,7492023-249,0692024-2511,713
Students enrolled at Highlands Community Charter by school year2022-23: 6,749, 2023-24: 9,069, 2024-25: 11,71305k10k15k2022-236,7492023-249,0692024-2511,713
Students enrolled at Highlands Community Charter by school year2022-23: 6,749, 2023-24: 9,069, 2024-25: 11,71305k10k15k2022-236,7492023-249,0692024-2511,713
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,74995.370.8
2023-249,069123.573.4
2024-2511,713127.192.2

92.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 92.2; state median 18.3.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 92.2state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 92.2; state median 18.3.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 92.2state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 92.2; state median 18.3.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 92.2state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 92.2; state median 18.3.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 92.2state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Who attends

47.2% of students were White, 24.7% Asian, 14.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.2%
  2. Asian24.7%
  3. Hispanic14.0%
  4. Two or more races12.8%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

10% of the 238 students in Highlands Community Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate10%10%86.2%
Students in the class238238495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Sacramento

11 public schools of this kind in Sacramento report 2024-25 enrollment; Highlands Community Charter is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Highlands Community Charter11,71392.293.4%
Natomas Charter1,85023.427.4%
California Innovative Career Academy1,72914.386.4%
Fortune1,69818.373.5%
Westlake Charter1,49321.627.7%
Las Flores High (Alternative)53226.263.5%
Keema School for Independent Study52918.983.9%
Higher Learning Academy51933.171.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highlands Community Charter

  1. California Innovative Career AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 1,729 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Keema School for Independent StudyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.3 miles away: 529 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare Highlands Community Charter with California Innovative Career AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Highlands Community Charter District spends per student$10,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,008
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHighlands Community Charter is the largest of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher92.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.92.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highlands Community Charter

  1. How many students attend Highlands Community Charter?
    11,713 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 6,749 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Sacramento, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highlands Community Charter?
    92.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highlands Community Charter a Title I school?
    Highlands Community Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Highlands Community Charter?
    10% of the 238 students in Highlands Community Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highlands Community Charter in?
    Highlands Community Charter District, NCES district ID 0602442. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060244213830 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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