Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District vs Ferndale Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District Ferndale Unified
Location San Jose, California Ferndale, California
Total Enrollment 468 469
Number of Schools 1 2
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.9:1 15.4:1

Spending

Metric Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District Ferndale Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,558 $15,763
Federal Revenue 7.3% 12.5%
State Revenue 66.2% 56.5%
Local Revenue 26.4% 31.0%
Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District
Federal State Local
Ferndale Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District Ferndale Unified
White 1.0% 71.9%
African American 0.2% 0.3%
Hispanic or Latino 92.4% 20.5%
Asian 4.2% 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 3.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.2% 3.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 58.8% 44.7%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District Ferndale Unified
AP Courses Offered N/A 4
Schools with AP 0 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 386:1 190.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 40.2% 23.2%

School Types

Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Ferndale Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.