Enrollment
7
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 061407008163
Lighthouse Community Day — Fort Bragg, CA
Federal NCES profile for Lighthouse Community Day, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 37/100.
👥 Class size 48
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 97
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Fort Bragg Unified · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
69.2%
vs 55.5% California avg
+25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lighthouse Community Day compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Lighthouse Community Day reports 7 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 1.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 13:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 40% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 18% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 69.2% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 25% above the California average and 34% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 16 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 100.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Fort Bragg Unified spends $19,353 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 35.9% from local sources (property taxes), 51.5% from the state, and 12.7% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lighthouse Community Day compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13:1 | ▼ 40% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 69.2% | ▲ 25% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 7 | top 1% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
69.2%
free-lunch eligible
— 25% 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
13:1
students per teacher
— 40% below state mean
Top 6% in California — lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
100.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,353
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Per 16 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 42.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 7 Top 1% in California — larger than 99% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 1.0
Students per teacher 13:1 -40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 69.2% +25% vs state
NCES ID 061407008163
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 50.0%
White 33.3%
Two or More 16.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 0.4
Students per counselor 16:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 100.0%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fort Bragg Unified, which includes Lighthouse Community Day.
$19,353
Per student
+7%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 35.9%
State 51.5%
Federal 12.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 569
- Students per teacher
- 16.4:1
- Enrollment
- 376
- Students per teacher
- 17.8:1
- Enrollment
- 343
- Students per teacher
- 16.8:1
- Enrollment
- 342
- Students per teacher
- 21.5:1
- Enrollment
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 26:1
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Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Lighthouse Community Day
How many students attend Lighthouse Community Day?
Lighthouse Community Day has 7 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fort Bragg, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lighthouse Community Day?
The student-teacher ratio at Lighthouse Community Day is 13:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lighthouse Community Day?
69.2% of students at Lighthouse Community Day are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lighthouse Community Day?
The largest demographic group at Lighthouse Community Day is Hispanic or Latino at 50.0%. The school serves a student body in Fort Bragg, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lighthouse Community Day?
Lighthouse Community Day has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.