High school (grades 9-12) · Daly City, CA

Summit Public School: Shasta

Federal NCES profile for Summit Public School: Shasta, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060164813354Charter school
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Summit Public School: Shasta earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of California schools.

#4 of 4
high schools in Daly City · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
26.9:1
large classes for California
20.6%
free-lunch eligible

Summit Public School: Shasta has class sizes larger than 89% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Summit Public School: Shasta ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Daly City, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+7 students YoY

Summit Public School: Shasta held near 449 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 17.2 → 17.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 060164813354 · Daly City, CA High · SMALL · CHARTER

458 enr · 26.9:1 · 20.6% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Christel House Watanabe Manual High School (458 students)

Summit Public School: Shasta held near 449 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE held 17.2 → 17.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Summit Public School: Shasta compares

Summit Public School: Shasta held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 26.9:1 ▲ 25% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.6% ▼ 63% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 458 top 51% - -

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

26.9:1
Leaner classes than 3% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
458
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
20.6%
free-lunch eligible - 63% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
26.9:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 89% in California - lower ratio than 11% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
21.4%
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.
Funding equity
$14,364
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat 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 + 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.

Student demographics

Asian 57.2%
Hispanic or Latino 27.9%
Two or More 10.0%
White 3.5%
African American 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: Asian at 57.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Summit Public School: Shasta is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 8

District finance for Summit Public School: Shasta District reports $14,364 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Daly City

3 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 Summit Public School: Shasta

How many students attend Summit Public School: Shasta?

Summit Public School: Shasta has 458 students enrolled. It is a high school in Daly City, CA. CCD year-over-year: 442 (2022-23) → 449 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Public School: Shasta?

The student-teacher ratio at Summit Public School: Shasta is 26.9:1, which is 25% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 71% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Summit Public School: Shasta?

20.6% of students at Summit Public School: Shasta are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summit Public School: Shasta?

The largest demographic group at Summit Public School: Shasta is Asian at 57.2% of enrollment, in Daly City, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Summit Public School: Shasta?

Summit Public School: Shasta has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (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 Summit Public School: Shasta rank among high schools in Daly City?

By Resource Investment Index, Summit Public School: Shasta ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Daly City, 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 Daly City on the city page.

What other schools are in Summit Public School: Shasta District?

None; Summit Public School: Shasta District is a single-school charter district, and Summit Public School: Shasta 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.

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