Almond Acres Charter Academy
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Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy → Templeton High School → Liberty High (continuation) → Fine Arts Academy → Independence High → Compare all similar →No UC admissions data on file for Almond Acres Charter Academy.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+112.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~898 | +476 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~4,072 | +3650 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~18,456 | +18034 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Luis Obispo County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
44 of 496 students who enrolled at Almond Acres Charter Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (8.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.
Absenteeism is down 11.1 pp since 2021-22. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
District financial profile — San Luis Obispo County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 48.7%
Federal: 17.7%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Almond Acres Charter Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+112.9%/yr); projects to ~4072 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Acres Charter Academy | Public | 422 | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 17.6% | -2% | ||
| Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy | Public | 348 | — | — |
| Templeton High School | Public | 698 | 21.6% | +0% |
| Liberty High (continuation) | Public | 171 | — | +82% |
| Fine Arts Academy | Public | 231 | — | — |
| Independence High | Public | 125 | — | +47% |
| Atascadero High School | Public | 1146 | 8.5% | -4% |
| Atascadero Choices In Education Academy (ace) | Public | 166 | — | +115% |
| Grizzly Challenge Charter | Public | 249 | — | -28% |
| Morro Bay High School | Public | 771 | 25.7% | -8% |
| Paso Robles High School | Public | 1962 | 13.6% | -8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →