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Pacific Coast High (continuation) → Mad River High (continuation) → Zoe Barnum High → Captain John Continuation High → Six Rivers Charter School → Compare all similar →No UC admissions data on file for Laurel Tree Charter School.
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 (-7.7%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~21 | -2 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~18 | -5 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~15 | -8 | $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 Humboldt County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment growth is beating Humboldt County (+20.0% vs. -1.9%), but 7 of 30 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled? Chronic absenteeism is rising (27.7%, +10.1 pts since 2016-17) — a watch signal worth monitoring as a leading indicator.
7 of 30 students who enrolled at Laurel Tree Charter School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (23.3% 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: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 13.4 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
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).
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Laurel Tree Charter School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Arcata · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 20% (5→6 from 2024 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -27%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-7.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~18 by 2029 — about 5 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 5 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Tree Charter School | Public | 23 | — | +20% |
| Peer-group median | — | -27% | ||
| Pacific Coast High (continuation) | Public | 24 | — | -48% |
| Mad River High (continuation) | Public | 20 | — | -52% |
| Zoe Barnum High | Public | 49 | — | -27% |
| Captain John Continuation High | Public | 22 | — | -31% |
| Six Rivers Charter School | Public | 107 | — | +21% |
| Northcoast Preparatory And Performing Arts Academy | Public | 109 | — | -29% |
| Alps View High (continuation) | Public | 20 | — | +200% |
| Phoenix Charter Academy | Public | 19 | — | — |
| Pacific View Charter 2.0 | Public | 130 | — | +33% |
| East High (continuation) | Public | 74 | — | -2% |
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 →