South Sutter Charter
East Nicolaus · CA · South Sutter Charter District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Horizon Charter → East Nicolaus High → Wheatland Union High → Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep → Western Sierra Collegiate Academy → Highlands High → Westlake Charter → Lincoln High →📋 At a glance
- 📚 37 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🔢 5 calculus classes · 13 physics · 57 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 13% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 87% (Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How South Sutter Charter compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 37 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Horizon Charter, East Nicolaus High, Wheatland Union High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 13% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,653 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $9,641 per student in district revenue, the 390 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $3,759,990/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Charter Lincoln |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 646 | +2.1% |
| East Nicolaus High Nicolaus |
Public | 0.8 | 308 | +1.0% |
| Wheatland Union High Wheatland |
Public | 8.9 | 1,063 | +5.0% |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento |
Public · charter | 17.7 | 629 | -0.5% |
| Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Rocklin |
Public · charter | 14.8 | 542 | -5.6% |
| Highlands High North Highlands |
Public | 18.3 | 778 | +7.6% |
| Westlake Charter Sacramento |
Public · charter | 16.3 | 493 | +279.2% |
| Lincoln High Lincoln |
Public | 13.2 | 1,184 | -28.9% |