District overview
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
AeroSTEM Academy is a free public charter school in Yuba City for grades 5 to 12, built around science, technology, engineering and math through aviation. California pays it per student through the Local Control Funding Formula, so every student enrolled brings money in. The Sutter County Superintendent of Schools authorizes the charter and checks on its finances. A small appointed Board of Directors, not voters, runs the school and hires Executive Director Joseph Clark.
The 2026-27 plan expects $2.92 million in revenue, including $1.86 million from the state formula. More students means more money.
The 2024-25 audit raised substantial doubt the school can keep operating. Net assets were -$109,814 on June 30, 2025.
The board chooses its own new members. It had three voting members after the president left in summer 2026 and planned to appoint another in October.
The charter runs to June 30, 2027. Staff began rewriting it for renewal in spring 2026.
Things have improved. Enrollment rose from 116 in 2024-25 to 153 in October 2026, the corrected books showed a positive 2025-26 starting balance, and chronic absenteeism fell from 40% to 21%.
Up from 116 in 2024-25 and about 139 in 2025-26.
Down from -$63,825 a year earlier; the reason for the going-concern warning.
Planned spending is $2,982,855.
Context: $2,982,855 planned spending divided by 153 students enrolled in October 2026. Covers everything, including rent and administration.
Down from 40% the year before.
The school must win renewal of its charter from the Sutter County Superintendent of Schools to keep operating after June 30, 2027. Staff started redlining the charter in April 2026.
General operating funds
The school paid for septic engineering plans and HVAC cleaning. It is looking at a first phase of new buildings but had no cost figures as of April 2026.
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Savvas math, science and history materials replace curriculum adopted in 2018.
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AeroSTEM Academy
There is no public election for the AeroSTEM Academy Board of Directors. Under the school's bylaws and charter, the sitting board appoints new directors (up to seven). The Sutter County Superintendent of Schools has a non-voting representative on the board.
Official source · verified Oct 27, 2026
All posted AeroSTEM Academy board agendas, packets and approved minutes from November 2025 to October 2026, read in full, plus the 2024-25 audit, the 2026-27 LCAP, the SARC, salary schedules and the Family Handbook.
We read every agenda, packet, recording, and set of minutes, and write up the decisions that affect families — each one linked to the document it came from.
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