Fort Ross Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 14 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 20 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Sonoma County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $60,917 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 65.0% local, 25.9% state, and 9.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American across the district's schools.
Fort Ross Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Fort Ross Elementary student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Fort Ross 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.
Fort Ross Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Fort Ross Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — 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.
Fort Ross Elementary has 1 schools, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 14 students.
How much does Fort Ross Elementary spend per student?
Fort Ross Elementary spends $60,917 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Ross Elementary?
Fort Ross Elementary students are 50.0% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.