An equity score of 21/100 ranks Bennett Valley Union Elementary #1427 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,058 per pupil, Bennett Valley Union Elementary ranks #1684 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
951
Total Enrollment
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$13,058
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bennett Valley Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 951 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sonoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,058 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.7% local, 37.5% state, and 9.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #1427 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 888:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.6% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Yulupa Elementary, enrolling 523 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Yulupa Elementary accounts for 55.0% of all Bennett Valley Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bennett Valley Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Bennett Valley Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Bennett Valley Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 888:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bennett Valley Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Bennett Valley Union Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
Bennett Valley Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 951 students.
How much does Bennett Valley Union Elementary spend per student?
Bennett Valley Union Elementary spends $13,058 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #1427 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
Bennett Valley Union Elementary students are 55.6% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
Bennett Valley Union Elementary has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #1427 out of 1526 districts in California.