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Sebastopol, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Gravenstein Union Elementary #821 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,530 per pupil, Gravenstein Union Elementary ranks #1085 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
768
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,530
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gravenstein Union Elementary operates 3 public schools serving 768 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 $14,530 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 30.9% local, 63.1% state, and 6.0% 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 48/100, ranked #821 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 426.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.7% White, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gravenstein First, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Its largest campus is Gravenstein Elementary, enrolling 464 students (58% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gravenstein First, at 37 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gravenstein Elementary accounts for 58.1% of all Gravenstein Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gravenstein Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Gravenstein 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.
Gravenstein Union Elementary school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Gravenstein Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 464 students (highest), a spread of 427 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gravenstein Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Gravenstein Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 11.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Gravenstein Union Elementary?
Gravenstein Union Elementary has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 768 students.
How much does Gravenstein Union Elementary spend per student?
Gravenstein Union Elementary spends $14,530 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #821 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Gravenstein Union Elementary?
Gravenstein Union Elementary students are 57.7% White, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gravenstein Union Elementary?
Gravenstein Union Elementary has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #821 out of 1517 districts in California.