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Rohnert Park, California - 12 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified #1238 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,490 per pupil, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified ranks #1092 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,010
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$14,490
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified operates 12 public schools serving 6,010 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $14,490 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.0% local, 35.9% state, and 11.1% 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 30/100, ranked #1238 of 1517 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 329.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.9% Hispanic or Latino, 34.4% White, 5.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Monte Vista Elementary, with a diversity index of 67.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rancho Cotate High, enrolling 1,755 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is El Camino High, at 48 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rancho Cotate High accounts for 27.9% of all Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,755 students (highest), a spread of 1,707 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified is typically wider than the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 47.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified has 12 schools, including 3 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,010 students.
How much does Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified spend per student?
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified spends $14,490 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1238 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified students are 47.9% Hispanic or Latino, 34.4% White, 5.1% Asian, 3.1% African American, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1238 out of 1517 districts in California.