Graves Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 31 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 32 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Monterey County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,800 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 29.4% local, 67.5% state, and 3.1% 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. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $87,857 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
and 21.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White across the district's schools.
Graves Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Graves Elementary student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Graves 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.
Graves Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 21.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Graves Elementary is typically wider than the Graves Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.