Other / mixed grade configuration · Boulder Creek, CA
Ocean Grove Charter
Federal NCES profile for Ocean Grove Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.
The verdict
Ocean Grove Charter earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California.
- 31
- Resource Index · Lower
- 26:1
- large classes for California
- 21.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 3,378
- students enrolled
Ocean Grove Charter has class sizes larger than 85% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 060147211464 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+189 students YoY
Ocean Grove Charter grew from 3,023 students in 2022-23 to 3,212 in 2023-24 (+6.3%).
Teacher FTE added 130.1 → 137.2 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Growing CCD campus
+189 students YoY 060147211464 · Boulder Creek, CA Other · LARGE · CHARTER
3,378 enr · 26:1 · 21.2% lunch · RII 31
Nearest enrollment peer: Timber Creek High (3,383 students)
Ocean Grove Charter grew from 3,023 students in 2022-23 to 3,212 in 2023-24 (+6.3%). Teacher FTE added 130.1 → 137.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Ocean Grove Charter compares
Ocean Grove Charter is a growing 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 | 26:1 | ▲ 21% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.2% | ▼ 62% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 3,378 | top 1% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 37.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 71.9, Ocean Grove Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
District finance for Ocean Grove Charter District reports $11,184 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.
Similar enrollment (~3,378 students)
Frequently asked questions about Ocean Grove Charter
How many students attend Ocean Grove Charter?
Ocean Grove Charter has 3,378 students enrolled. It is a public school in Boulder Creek, CA. CCD year-over-year: 3,023 (2022-23) → 3,212 (2023-24), up 189.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Grove Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Ocean Grove Charter is 26:1, which is 21% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 66% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ocean Grove Charter?
21.2% of students at Ocean Grove Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ocean Grove Charter?
The largest demographic group at Ocean Grove Charter is White at 37.4% of enrollment, in Boulder Creek, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ocean Grove Charter?
Ocean Grove Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower 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 Ocean Grove Charter District?
None; Ocean Grove Charter District is a single-school charter district, and Ocean Grove Charter is its only campus.