Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Public school district · Sonoma County · California · NCES district ID 0609940

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified spent $15,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 12 schools enrolled 6,296 students in 2024-25; 43.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,144 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (California: 86.2%).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified in enrollment (5,895 to 6,118 students) and Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, FY23Centinela Valley Union High $22,347; Franklin-McKinley $21,212; Selma Unified $19,725; Manhattan Beach Unified $18,039; Santa Cruz City Elementary/High $17,957; Berryessa Union $17,032; Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified $15,849; Fountain Valley Elementary $14,338; Newhall $13,698; Rosedale Union Elementary $13,538; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kCentinela Valley Union High$22,347Franklin-McKinley$21,212Selma Unified$19,725Manhattan Beach Unified$18,039Santa Cruz City Elementary/High$17,957Berryessa Union$17,032Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified$15,849Fountain Valley Elementary$14,338Newhall$13,698Rosedale Union Elementary$13,538State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, FY23Centinela Valley Union High $22,347; Franklin-McKinley $21,212; Selma Unified $19,725; Manhattan Beach Unified $18,039; Santa Cruz City Elementary/High $17,957; Berryessa Union $17,032; Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified $15,849; Fountain Valley Elementary $14,338; Newhall $13,698; Rosedale Union Elementary $13,538; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kCentinela Valley Union High$22,347Franklin-McKinley$21,212Selma Unified$19,725Manhattan Beach Unified$18,039Santa Cruz City Elementary/High$17,957Berryessa Union$17,032Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified$15,849Fountain Valley Elementary$14,338Newhall$13,698Rosedale Union Elementary$13,538State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, FY23Centinela Valley Union High $22,347; Franklin-McKinley $21,212; Selma Unified $19,725; Manhattan Beach Unified $18,039; Santa Cruz City Elementary/High $17,957; Berryessa Union $17,032; Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified $15,849; Fountain Valley Elementary $14,338; Newhall $13,698; Rosedale Union Elementary $13,538; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kCentinela Valley Union High$22,347Franklin-McKinley$21,212Selma Unified$19,725Manhattan Beach Unified$18,039Santa Cruz City Elementary/High$17,957Berryessa Union$17,032Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified$15,849Fountain Valley Elementary$14,338Newhall$13,698Rosedale Union Elementary$13,538State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, FY23Centinela Valley Union High $22,347; Franklin-McKinley $21,212; Selma Unified $19,725; Manhattan Beach Unified $18,039; Santa Cruz City Elementary/High $17,957; Berryessa Union $17,032; Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified $15,849; Fountain Valley Elementary $14,338; Newhall $13,698; Rosedale Union Elementary $13,538; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kCentinela Valley Union High$22,347Franklin-McKinley$21,212Selma Unified$19,725Manhattan Beach Unified$18,039Santa Cruz City Elementary/High$17,957Berryessa Union$17,032Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified$15,849Fountain Valley Elementary$14,338Newhall$13,698Rosedale Union Elementary$13,538State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$118,120,000 in revenue: 43.9% state, 50.5% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $1,751,000 of capital outlay was $103,452,000, or $17,213 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $51,821,000; Local $59,632,000; Federal $6,667,000; total $118,120,000.
  • State$51,821,000 44%
  • Local$59,632,000 50%
  • Federal$6,667,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,970 students in 2022-23, 6,103 students in 2023-24, 6,296 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,970, 2023-24: 6,103, 2024-25: 6,29602k4k6k8k2022-235,9702023-246,1032024-256,296
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,970, 2023-24: 6,103, 2024-25: 6,29602k4k6k8k2022-235,9702023-246,1032024-256,296
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,970, 2023-24: 6,103, 2024-25: 6,29602k4k6k8k2022-235,9702023-246,1032024-256,296
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,970, 2023-24: 6,103, 2024-25: 6,29602k4k6k8k2022-235,9702023-246,1032024-256,296

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,970270.222.1
2023-246,103276.822.1
2024-256,296285.322.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$24,176,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,023 per student

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified booked $24,176,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 270 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $89,465 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$19,721,00081.6%
Special education$3,108,00012.9%
Vocational$723,0003.0%
Other programs$624,0002.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,470 in 2018-19, $3,427 in 2019-20, $3,421 in 2020-21, $3,657 in 2021-22, $4,023 in 2022-23.

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,470, 2019-20: $3,427, 2020-21: $3,421, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $4,02302k4k6k2018-19$3,4702019-20$3,4272020-21$3,4212021-22$3,6572022-23$4,023
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,470, 2019-20: $3,427, 2020-21: $3,421, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $4,02302k4k6k2018-19$3,4702019-20$3,4272020-21$3,4212021-22$3,6572022-23$4,023
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,470, 2019-20: $3,427, 2020-21: $3,421, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $4,02302k4k6k2018-19$3,4702019-20$3,4272020-21$3,4212021-22$3,6572022-23$4,023
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,470, 2019-20: $3,427, 2020-21: $3,421, 2021-22: $3,657, 2022-23: $4,02302k4k6k2018-19$3,4702019-20$3,4272020-21$3,4212021-22$3,6572022-23$4,023

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 24% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtCaliforniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts39%45%2,470
Math24%34%2,425

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 514 students in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90%86.2%
Students in the class514495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

7 elementary schools, 2,966 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Evergreen Elementary63022.531.4%Not reported
Monte Vista Elementary48921.242.7%Not reported
Marguerite Hahn Elementary47825.234.7%Not reported
Thomas Page Academy42820.158.2%Not reported
John Reed Primary37626.974.7%Not reported
University Elementary at La Fiesta29120.842.3%Not reported
Richard Crane Elementary27424.954.7%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,184 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lawrence E. Jones Middle77521.132.1%Not reported
Technology Middle40916.960.1%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 2,146 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rancho Cotate High1,75523.040.5%Not reported
Technology High34321.917.8%Not reported
El Camino High4821.862.5%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

  1. California districts by spending per studentCotati-Rohnert Park Unified ranks 427 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,849).#427 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaCotati-Rohnert Park Unified is the number 235 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 6,010 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#235 of 1,991
  3. Rosedale Union ElementaryThe next larger California district: 6,041 students in fall 2022, $13,538 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,538
  4. Fountain Valley ElementaryThe next smaller California district: 5,976 students in fall 2022, $14,338 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,338
  5. Compare Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified with Rosedale Union ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rancho Cotate High, its largest high school1,755 students in 2024-25, 23.0 per teacher.1,755
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaCotati-Rohnert Park Unified spent $89,465 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$89,465
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified

  1. How many schools and students are in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high), enrolling 6,296 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified spend per student?
    $15,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,144 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified's money come from?
    $118,120,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.9% state, 50.5% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 554 of the 7,485 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified spend on teacher salaries?
    $24,176,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,023 per student. Divided by the 270 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $89,465 per teacher, more than 33 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified scored proficient or above: 39% in reading and 24% in math, against 45% in reading and 34% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?
    90% of the 514 students in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified's NCES district ID?
    0609940. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25