Enrollment
115
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 063075014310 Charter school
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy — Foresthill, CA
Federal NCES profile for Maidu Virtual Charter Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 28/100.
👥 Class size 23
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 77
📋 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: Placer Union High · 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)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19.2:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
34.8%
vs 55.5% California avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Maidu Virtual Charter Academy 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
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy reports 115 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 19.2:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 11% 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 21% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 34.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 37% below the California average and 33% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 115 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 Placer Union High spends $20,910 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 66.4% from local sources (property taxes), 26.9% from the state, and 6.7% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (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 Maidu Virtual Charter Academy 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 | 19.2:1 | ▼ 11% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.8% | ▼ 37% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 115 | top 11% | — | — |
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
34.8%
free-lunch eligible
— 37% 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
19.2:1
students per teacher
— 11% below state mean
Top 23% in California — lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
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
$20,910
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 115 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 115 Top 11% in California — larger than 89% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 6.0
Students per teacher 19.2:1 -11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 34.8% -37% vs state
NCES ID 063075014310
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 115:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 100.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Placer Union High, which includes Maidu Virtual Charter Academy.
$20,910
Per student
+16%
vs California
Avg $18,039
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 66.4%
State 26.9%
Federal 6.7%
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
- 1,634
- Students per teacher
- 23.5:1
- Enrollment
- 1,265
- Students per teacher
- 21.1:1
- Enrollment
- 611
- Students per teacher
- 23:1
- Enrollment
- 190
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Enrollment
- 103
- Students per teacher
- 21.2:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
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How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Maidu Virtual Charter Academy
How many students attend Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy has 115 students enrolled. It is a high school in Foresthill, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Maidu Virtual Charter Academy is 19.2:1, which is 11% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 21% higher 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 Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?
34.8% of students at Maidu Virtual Charter Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Maidu Virtual Charter Academy?
Maidu Virtual Charter Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (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.