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Higher Learning Academy

Sacramento · Sacramento County · Twin Rivers Unified · Public

Public Sacramento County Twin Rivers Unified → CDS 3476505…

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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.

26% of students are chronically absent — near the state norm of about 21%.

Chronic absent

25.7%

137 of 533 students

Absenteeism is down 3.8 pp since 2016-17. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.

Sacramento County median

25.8% · school is better than 51% of 100 HS

Statewide median

20.9%

Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

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).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment

220 (2018) → 501 (2026)

+127.7%

If this trend holds (+9.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027)	~548	+47	$0
3 yr (2029)	~655	+154	$0
5 yr (2031)	~783	+282	$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.

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Your similar-school group includes

Highlands Community Charter · Aspire Alexander Twilight Scnd · Futures High School · Marconi Learning Academy · San Juan High School · Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep · +4 more

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Sacramento County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

89% of students who start the year here finish it here.

Stability rate

88.7%

493 of 556 students

63 of 556 students who enrolled at Higher Learning Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (11.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Sacramento County median

81.8% · school is in the 68th percentile of 101 HS

Statewide median

88.7% · in the 50th percentile of 2,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (497) 89.7%

Hispanic / Latino (223) 89.2%

English learners (196) 91.8%

Asian (101) 98.0%

Black / African Am. (91) 86.8%

White (72) 80.6%

Nearest peer high schools

Highlands Community Charter 41.5% Aspire Alexander Twilight Scnd 82.4% Futures High School 79.4% Marconi Learning Academy 46.3% San Juan High School 70.8%

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.

District financial profile — Twin Rivers Unified (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.

Total revenue

$536.8M

+15.0% since FY2017

Per-pupil revenue

$21,914

24,497 students enrolled

Revenue mix

State: 61.8%
Local: 18.8%
Federal: 19.4%

Instruction share

56.3%

of current spending · $9,076/pupil

Long-term debt

$362.4M

0.0% since FY2017

Total revenue by year ($M)

Total expenditure by year ($M)

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 Twin Rivers Unified 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).

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Higher Learning Academy is a public high school in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California.

Enrollment was 501 students in 2026, up 128% since 2018.

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Higher Learning Academy? Enrollment was 501 students in 2026, up 128% since 2018.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.