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Forestville, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Forestville Union Elementary #462 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,605 per pupil, Forestville Union Elementary ranks #152 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Forestville Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 224 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 $22,605 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 73.3% local, 21.9% state, and 4.8% 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 62/100, ranked #462 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.
a 152:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.2% White, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Forestville Academy, enrolling 152 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Forestville Academy accounts for 67.9% of all Forestville Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Forestville Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Forestville Union Elementary-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.
Forestville Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 152:1 — 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.
Forestville Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Forestville Union Elementary?
Forestville Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 224 students.
How much does Forestville Union Elementary spend per student?
Forestville Union Elementary spends $22,605 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #462 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Forestville Union Elementary?
Forestville Union Elementary students are 59.2% White, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Forestville Union Elementary?
Forestville Union Elementary has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #462 out of 1517 districts in California.