NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Mariposa, CA

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7 public K-12 schools in Mariposa from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
1,438
Students
31.7/100
Avg Resource Index
20.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Mariposa has more public-school enrollment than 5% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Mariposa's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

3 of Mariposa's 7 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Mariposa lists only 7 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 5 to 461 students, a 92-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 95%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
16th percentile
Teacher staffing
14th percentile

Mariposa County High accounts for 32.1% of all Mariposa public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Mariposa-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mariposa school enrollment varies 92× across entities

Mariposa school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 461 students (highest), a spread of 456 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mariposa reports 56.9% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Mariposa student-teacher ratio is 20.3:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Spring Hill High (Continuation) 53
2. Monarch Academy 46
3. County Community 41
4. Sierra Home 31
5. Mariposa County High 28
6. Mariposa Elementary 13
7. Woodland Elementary 10

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Mariposa

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Sierra Home 66.3/100
  2. 2 Monarch Academy 59.0/100
  3. 3 Mariposa Elementary 55.7/100
  4. 4 Spring Hill High (Continuation) 54.6/100
  5. 5 Woodland Elementary 54.3/100

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Which Mariposa school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Spring Hill High (Continuation) has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Mariposa schools in this federal-data comparison at 53/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Mariposa, CA? ▼

Mariposa has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,438 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 20.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.