Enrollment
208
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 069102311877 Charter school
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter — Nevada City, CA
Federal NCES profile for Twin Ridges Home Study Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 45/100.
👥 Class size 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 94
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: Nevada 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)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.4:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
27.2%
vs 55.5% California avg
-51% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Twin Ridges Home Study 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
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter reports 208 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22.4:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 4% 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 41% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 27.2% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 51% below the California average and 47% below the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 2.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Nevada County Office of Education spends $39,763 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 32.4% from local sources (property taxes), 57.2% from the state, and 10.5% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (D), calculated from 3 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 Twin Ridges Home Study 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 | 22.4:1 | ▲ 4% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 27.2% | ▼ 51% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 208 | top 18% | — | — |
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
27.2%
free-lunch eligible
— 51% 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
22.4:1
students per teacher
— 4% above state mean
Top 54% in California — lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
2.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$39,763
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.
Overview
Enrollment 208 Top 18% in California — larger than 82% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 9.0
Students per teacher 22.4:1 +4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 27.2% -51% vs state
NCES ID 069102311877
Student demographics
White 78.4%
Two or More 10.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
African American 1.4%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: White at 78.4% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 2.4%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nevada County Office of Education, which includes Twin Ridges Home Study Charter.
$39,763
Per student
+120%
vs California
Avg $18,039
+104%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 32.4%
State 57.2%
Federal 10.5%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 845
- Students per teacher
- 20.9:1
- Enrollment
- 91
- Students per teacher
- 17.4:1
- Enrollment
- 51
- Students per teacher
- 7.3:1
- Enrollment
- 5
- Students per teacher
- —
Similar elementary schools in Nevada City
5 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Nevada City School of the Arts
Standard public school
477 students 16.6:1 students per teacher
Seven Hills Intermediate
Standard public school
432 students 21:1 students per teacher
Deer Creek Elementary
Standard public school
259 students 21.9:1 students per teacher
Grizzly Hill
Standard public school
105 students 18.8:1 students per teacher
Nevada County Special Education
Special-education school
51 students 7.3:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
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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 Twin Ridges Home Study Charter
How many students attend Twin Ridges Home Study Charter?
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter has 208 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Nevada City, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter is 22.4:1, which is 4% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter?
27.2% of students at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Twin Ridges Home Study Charter?
The largest demographic group at Twin Ridges Home Study Charter is White at 78.4%. The school serves a diverse student body in Nevada City, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Twin Ridges Home Study Charter?
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (D) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.