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Guerneville, California - 1 schools
At $10,069 per pupil, California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District ranks #1798 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
128
Total Enrollment
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$10,069
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District-Level NCES Analysis
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District operates 1 public schools serving 128 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $10,069 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.2% local, 53.3% state, and 9.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 71:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.6% White, 30.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% African American across the district's schools.
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma accounts for 100.0% of all California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District a distant remainder — means California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District student-counselor ratio is 71:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District is typically wider than the California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District'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 California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 128 students.
How much does California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District spend per student?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District spends $10,069 per student.
What is the demographic composition of California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District?
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District students are 34.6% White, 30.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% African American, 6.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.