Lake County Office of Education

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Lakeport, California - 2 schools

34
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Lake County Office of Education operates 2 public schools serving 34 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Lake County.

The funding mix is 27.4% local, 61.4% state, and 11.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

a 19:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.7% White, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Lloyd Hance Community, enrolling 21 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).

Lloyd Hance Community accounts for 52.5% of all Lake County Office of Education student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake County Office of Education a distant remainder — means Lake County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Lake County Office of Education has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.7% 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 — including this one — 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Lake County Office of Education student-counselor ratio is 19:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Lake County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 42.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

11.2%
Federal
61.4%
State
27.4%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 2 schools in Lake County Office of Education.

White 60.7%
Hispanic or Latino 24.5%
Multiracial 7.4%
Other 7.4%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

19:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
42.9%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Lake County Office of Education

School Enrollment
Lloyd Hance Community
21
Clearlake Creativity
19

How Lake County Office of Education Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Mattole Unified Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Nicasio Similar size No spending data More locally funded
San Benito County Office of Education Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Kipp Stockton Kindergarten-8 Grade District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Gazelle Union Elementary Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Lake 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Lake County Office of Education?

Lake County Office of Education has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 34 students.

What is the demographic composition of Lake County Office of Education?

Lake County Office of Education students are 60.7% White, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.