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Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District

213 students · 1 schools · 26.6:1 ratio · grades K–8 · #1579 of 1976 in California

Students
213
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–Teacher
26.6:1
County
Madera
Grades
K–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District is a public school system serving Madera County, California, based in Oakhurst. It serves 213 students across 1 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #1579 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone5596421422
Address41267 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644
CountyMadera County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District enrolls 213 students in 1 schools — an average of about 213 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #1579 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
213
#1579 of 1976 in California
Schools
1
~213 students each
Grade span
K–8
Rural: Remote
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (213 students reported):

White
69%
Black
0%
Hispanic
18%
Asian
3%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
2%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District employs about 8 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 26.6:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 17.

Student–teacher ratio
26.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
8
classroom teachers
Total staff
17
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#1579
of 1976 districts
Ratio
26.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Rural: Remote
Madera County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0602365. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.