Enrollment
293
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 069102513072 Charter school
Placer County Pathways Charter — Auburn, CA
Federal NCES profile for Placer County Pathways Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 24/100.
👥 Class size 38
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 29
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 County Office of Education · 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)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.4:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.3%
vs 55.5% California avg
-36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Placer County Pathways Charter 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
Placer County Pathways Charter reports 293 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.4:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 29% 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 3% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 35.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 36% below the California average and 32% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 586 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 28.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (F), calculated from 4 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 Placer County Pathways Charter 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 | 15.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.3% | ▼ 36% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 293 | top 25% | — | — |
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
35.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 36% 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
15.4:1
students per teacher
— 29% below state mean
Top 9% in California — lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Per 586 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 293 Top 25% in California — larger than 75% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 19.0
Students per teacher 15.4:1 -29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 35.3% -36% vs state
NCES ID 069102513072
Student demographics
White 62.0%
Hispanic or Latino 29.1%
Two or More 6.2%
African American 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 62.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.5
Students per counselor 586:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 28.3%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 1
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 85
- Students per teacher
- 6.7:1
- Enrollment
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 11:1
- Enrollment
- 14
- Students per teacher
- 5.3:1
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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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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Placer County Pathways Charter
How many students attend Placer County Pathways Charter?
Placer County Pathways Charter has 293 students enrolled. It is a other school in Auburn, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Placer County Pathways Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Placer County Pathways Charter is 15.4:1, which is 29% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 3% 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 Placer County Pathways Charter?
35.3% of students at Placer County Pathways Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Placer County Pathways Charter?
The largest demographic group at Placer County Pathways Charter is White at 62.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Auburn, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Placer County Pathways Charter?
Placer County Pathways Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (F) based on 4 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.