District overview
Yuba City Charter School
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How Yuba City Charter School is paid for and who decides
Yuba City Charter School is a public charter in Sutter County with about 256 students (2024-25). It is run by a nonprofit corporate board that is appointed, not elected: three parent seats and two at-large community seats. Yuba City Unified sends a liaison to meetings. For 2026-27 the school projects $5.48 million in revenue, $3.78 million of it from the state's Local Control Funding Formula, and plans to spend $5.48 million.
$5.48 million budget
The 2026-27 budget and LCAP were approved June 3, 2026.
Spent more than it took in
The 2024-25 audit shows $4.96 million revenue and $5.19 million expenses, a $232,456 drop in net assets. The audit found no compliance findings.
Board picked, not elected
Vacant seats are filled by a vote of the remaining members: James Ferreira in Dec. 2025 and Eduardo Ramirez in Mar. 2026.
Meets first Wednesday
Regular meetings start at 5:30 p.m. at 256 Wilbur Ave., Yuba City.
Board packets are not posted, so salary schedules, the lease amendment and other attachments the board approves cannot be checked online.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Filling empty board seats
done for nowAfter a resignation the board was down to two members. It appointed James Ferreira in Dec. 2025 and parent member Eduardo Ramirez in Mar. 2026. The site still lists an at-large vacancy.
- Kim Dean resigns; Ferreira appointed 2-0
- Parent seat interviews tabled
- Ramirez elected to parent seat
Funding
Not applicable
School safety plan updates
approvedThe board updated the safety plan in Feb. 2026 and revised it in May 2026 to meet SB 848 requirements on staff misconduct.
- Updated safety plan approved
- SB 848 revisions approved
Funding
Not stated
Agriculture career-tech
applying for grantsThe board approved the Career Technical Agricultural Incentive Grant in June and the application in Aug. 2026, plus FFA field trips for 2026-27.
- Ag Incentive Grant approved
- Grant application approved
Funding
State Ag Incentive Grant
Recent news
Board agendas and minutes from the school's website (yubacitycharter.org/school-board), plus its 2026-27 LCAP, 2024-25 audit, 2025 SARC and other posted reports, collected Nov. 2025 through Oct. 2026. Many minutes are scanned and were read with OCR.
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