Enrollment
293
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 060228711981 Charter school
Summit Preparatory Charter High — Redwood City, CA
Federal NCES profile for Summit Preparatory Charter High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 20/100.
👥 Class size 8
📚 AP courses 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 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: Summit Preparatory Charter High District · 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)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.9:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
-9% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Summit Preparatory Charter High 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
Summit Preparatory Charter High reports 293 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22.9:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 6% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 44% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 50.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 9% below the California average and 3% below the national baseline. The school offers 8 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 70.6% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Summit Preparatory Charter High District spends $13,023 per pupil district-wide, below the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 73.9% from local sources (property taxes), 17.1% from the state, and 9.0% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (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 Summit Preparatory Charter High 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 | 22.9:1 | ▲ 6% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.4% | ▼ 9% | 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
50.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 9% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
22.9:1
students per teacher
— 6% above state mean
Top 60% in California — lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
70.6%
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
$13,023
per pupil, district-wide
— below California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.1 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) 17.0
Students per teacher 22.9:1 +6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 50.4% -9% vs state
NCES ID 060228711981
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 83.2%
White 7.6%
Asian 4.1%
Two or More 4.1%
African American 1.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 83.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 8
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 70.6%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 15
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Summit Preparatory Charter High District, which includes Summit Preparatory Charter High.
$13,023
Per student
-28%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-33%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 73.9%
State 17.1%
Federal 9.0%
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.
Similar high schools in Redwood City
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567 students 23.7:1 students per teacher
Everest Public High
Standard public school
224 students 22.7:1 students per teacher
Redwood High
Alternative education program
175 students 28:1 students per teacher
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 Summit Preparatory Charter High
How many students attend Summit Preparatory Charter High?
Summit Preparatory Charter High has 293 students enrolled. It is a high school in Redwood City, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Preparatory Charter High?
The student-teacher ratio at Summit Preparatory Charter High is 22.9:1, which is 6% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 44% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Summit Preparatory Charter High?
50.4% of students at Summit Preparatory Charter High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summit Preparatory Charter High?
The largest demographic group at Summit Preparatory Charter High is Hispanic or Latino at 83.2%. The school serves a diverse student body in Redwood City, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Summit Preparatory Charter High?
Summit Preparatory Charter High has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.