Public schools in Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa has 63 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 7 middle, 43 elementary, 7 other, enrolling 28,671 students. They are run by 20 districts and agencies; Santa Rosa High runs 12 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 20 districts and agencies that run Santa Rosa's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Santa Rosa | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa High | 12 | 10,179 | not reported |
| Santa Rosa Elementary | 12 | 4,753 | not reported |
| Rincon Valley USD | 9 | 3,072 | $18,814 |
| Bellevue Union School District | 4 | 1,586 | $21,274 |
| Mark West Union School District | 4 | 1,305 | $16,678 |
| Roseland | 3 | 1,473 | $34,119 |
| Wright Elementary School District | 3 | 1,279 | $19,491 |
| Sonoma County Office of Education | 3 | 314 | not reported |
| Bennett Valley School District | 2 | 951 | $13,058 |
| Roseland Charter District | 1 | 1,293 | $16,475 |
| Oak Grove Union School District | 1 | 823 | $17,330 |
| Windsor Unified | 1 | 4,634 | $15,579 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
6 high schools in Santa Rosa, 7,105 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Carrillo High | 1,584 | 21.7 | 26.1% | Santa Rosa High |
| Santa Rosa High | 1,553 | 21.2 | 44.0% | Santa Rosa High |
| Piner High | 1,434 | 21.3 | 55.0% | Santa Rosa High |
| Montgomery High | 1,253 | 18.0 | 40.9% | Santa Rosa High |
| Elsie Allen High | 1,029 | 17.1 | 64.0% | Santa Rosa High |
| Ridgway High (Continuation) | 252 | 11.8 | 54.4% | Santa Rosa High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 middle schools in Santa Rosa, 2,882 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon Valley Middle | 725 | 23.0 | 25.4% | Santa Rosa High |
| Herbert Slater Middle | 577 | 17.8 | 52.2% | Santa Rosa High |
| Santa Rosa Middle | 452 | 18.7 | 62.2% | Santa Rosa High |
| Hilliard Comstock Middle | 423 | 18.0 | 76.4% | Santa Rosa High |
| Strawberry Elementary | 365 | 24.3 | 26.0% | Bennett Valley |
| Piner-Olivet Charter | 212 | 25.5 | 45.8% | Piner-Olivet Charter District |
| Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter | 128 | 32.0 | 9.4% | Santa Rosa High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
43 elementary schools in Santa Rosa, 16,564 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Language Academy | 773 | 20.0 | 58.3% | Santa Rosa Elementary |
| Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle | 708 | 20.6 | 24.6% | Oak Grove Union |
| Sheppard Elementary | 577 | 24.0 | 79.2% | Roseland |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary | 535 | 16.7 | 40.9% | Windsor Unified |
| Roseland Creek Elementary | 534 | 22.3 | 80.0% | Roseland |
| Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) | 525 | 19.8 | 24.6% | Santa Rosa Elementary |
| Yulupa Elementary | 523 | 21.8 | 23.5% | Bennett Valley |
| Roseland Elementary | 471 | 20.5 | 89.6% | Roseland |
| Meadow View Elementary | 468 | 23.5 | 71.2% | Bellevue Union |
| Taylor Mountain Elementary | 468 | 22.3 | 72.4% | Bellevue Union |
The other 33 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 other schools in Santa Rosa, 2,120 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseland Charter | 1,254 | 18.7 | 78.7% | Roseland Charter District |
| Pivot Charter School - North Bay | 437 | 15.9 | 55.8% | Pivot Charter School - North Bay District |
| Sonoma County Special Education | 169 | 7.8 | 45.0% | Sonoma County Office of Education |
| Northwest Prep Charter | 138 | 17.6 | 58.7% | Northwest Prep Charter District |
| Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | 55 | 13.7 | 60.0% | Sonoma County Office of Education |
| Sonoma County Court | 42 | 17.5 | 92.9% | Sonoma County Office of Education |
| Learning House | 25 | 12.6 | 28.0% | Santa Rosa High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Santa Rosa's public schools compare with California's
The median Santa Rosa school has 20.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 383 students (state 471).
| Santa Rosa | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 20.6 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 383 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 62% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 35% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 63 Santa Rosa schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa HighRuns 12 of Santa Rosa's 63 public schools.
- Maria Carrillo High, the largest high school in Santa Rosa1,584 students in 2024-25, 21.7 per teacher.1,584
- Compare Santa Rosa High with Santa Rosa ElementarySanta Rosa's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Santa Rosa addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Santa Rosa
How many public schools are in Santa Rosa, CA?
63 public schools with an address in Santa Rosa were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 7 middle, 43 elementary, 7 other, enrolling 28,671 students. 22 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Santa Rosa?
Maria Carrillo High, with 1,584 students in 2024-25 (Santa Rosa High).Which districts run Santa Rosa's schools?
Santa Rosa High (12 schools), Santa Rosa Elementary (12 schools), Rincon Valley USD (9 schools), Bellevue Union School District (4 schools), and 16 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25