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Placerville, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 97/100 ranks El Dorado County Office of Education #2 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $68,327 per pupil, El Dorado County Office of Education ranks #9 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
El Dorado County Office of Education operates 5 public schools serving 782 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $68,327 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.5% local, 73.9% state, and 16.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 97/100, ranked #2 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), and 33.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rite of Passage, with a diversity index of 73.0/100.
Its largest campus is Charter Alternative Program (Cap), enrolling 295 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Blue Ridge, at 12 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Charter Alternative Program (Cap) accounts for 35.8% of all El Dorado County Office of Education student enrollment
That dominant concentration means El Dorado County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
El Dorado County Office of Education school enrollment varies 25× across entities
El Dorado County Office of Education school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 295 students (highest), a spread of 283 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
El Dorado County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 33.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to El Dorado County Office of Education'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 El Dorado County Office of Education?
El Dorado County Office of Education has 5 schools, including 1 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 782 students.
How much does El Dorado County Office of Education spend per student?
El Dorado County Office of Education spends $68,327 per student. The district has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #2 in California.
What is the demographic composition of El Dorado County Office of Education?
El Dorado County Office of Education students are 53.2% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Dorado County Office of Education?
El Dorado County Office of Education has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #2 out of 1517 districts in California.