High school (grades 9-12) · Salinas, CA

Open Door Charter

Federal NCES profile for Open Door Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060252814477Charter school
0/100100/10019/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Open Door Charter earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 77% of California schools.

#7 of 8
high schools in Salinas · Resource Index
19
Resource Index · Lower
18.3:1
small classes for California
85.5%
free-lunch eligible

Open Door Charter has class sizes smaller than 77% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Open Door Charter ranks #7 of 8 high schools in Salinas, CA.

NCES CCD campus card

55 on latest CCD 060252814477 · Salinas, CA High · SMALL · CHARTER

55 enr · 18.3:1 · 85.5% lunch · RII 19

Nearest enrollment peer: Riseup Community School (100 students)

Resource Investment Index #7 of 8 high schools in Salinas. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Open Door Charter compares

Open Door Charter vs California and U.S. means on staffing and lunch eligibility.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.3:1 ▼ 15% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.5% ▲ 54% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 55 top 93% - -

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

18.3:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
85.5%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.3:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 23% in California - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
54.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Similar high schools in Salinas

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high 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 Open Door Charter

How many students attend Open Door Charter?

Open Door Charter has 55 students enrolled. It is a high school in Salinas, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Open Door Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Open Door Charter is 18.3:1, which is 15% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 17% higher 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 Open Door Charter?

85.5% of students at Open Door Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Open Door Charter?

Open Door Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Open Door Charter rank among high schools in Salinas?

By Resource Investment Index, Open Door Charter ranks #7 of 8 high schools in Salinas, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Salinas on the city page.

What other schools are in Open Door Charter District?

None; Open Door Charter District is a single-school charter district, and Open Door 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.