Other / mixed grade configuration · Hume, CA

Hume Lake Charter

Federal NCES profile for Hume Lake Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060175211584Charter school
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hume Lake Charter earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
6.4:1
small classes for California
28.6%
free-lunch eligible
45
students enrolled

Hume Lake Charter has class sizes smaller than 98% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

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

-4 students YoY

Hume Lake Charter shrank from 56 students in 2022-23 to 52 in 2023-24 (-7.1%).

Teacher FTE added 7.3 → 8.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-4 students YoY 060175211584 · Hume, CA Other · SMALL · CHARTER

45 enr · 6.4:1 · 28.6% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Hume Lake Charter shrank from 56 students in 2022-23 to 52 in 2023-24 (-7.1%). Teacher FTE added 7.3 → 8.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Hume Lake Charter compares

Hume Lake Charter 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 6.4:1 ▼ 70% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.6% ▼ 48% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 45 top 94% - -

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

6.4:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
45
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.6%
free-lunch eligible - 48% 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
6.4:1
students per teacher - 70% below state mean
Top 2% in California - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,464
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.1%
Two or More 4.4%
African American 2.2%
Asian 2.2%

Largest group: White at 91.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.7, Hume Lake Charter is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Hume Lake Charter District reports $15,464 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 Hume Lake Charter

How many students attend Hume Lake Charter?

Hume Lake Charter has 45 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hume, CA. CCD year-over-year: 56 (2022-23) → 52 (2023-24), down 4.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hume Lake Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Hume Lake Charter is 6.4:1, which is 70% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 59% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hume Lake Charter?

28.6% of students at Hume Lake Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hume Lake Charter?

The largest demographic group at Hume Lake Charter is White at 91.1% of enrollment, in Hume, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hume Lake Charter?

Hume Lake Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher 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 Hume Lake Charter District?

None; Hume Lake Charter District is a single-school charter district, and Hume Lake 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.