High · California

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning

Charter

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, a public high school in Nevada City, California: grades 9–12, 191 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 191
Teachers (FTE): 14.4
Students per teacher: 13.3
Grades: 9–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of high schools in California

Median 19.1 · 2,120 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 58% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 65% of high schools in California

Median 462 · 2,126 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

No state test results published for this school: state tests cover grades 3–8, and small groups are not published.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 9–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Distant town
Run by: Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District.

Location

Address: 505 Main St., Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: (530)268-2200
City or town: Nevada City
County: Nevada County

Website Quality of life in Nevada City Schools in Nevada City

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Earle Jamieson Educational OptionsAlternative	6–12	5	4.9	1.3 mi
William & Marian Ghidotti HighAlternative	9–12	155	32.1	2.5 mi
Bitney Prep HighCharter	9–12	91	13.1	2.6 mi
Nevada Union High	9–12	1,561	20.1	2.6 mi
North Point AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	9–12	111	20.5	2.7 mi
Silver Springs High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	80	8.5	4.4 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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