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East Palo Alto, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Ravenswood City Elementary #134 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,183 per pupil, Ravenswood City Elementary ranks #61 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,489
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$30,183
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ravenswood City Elementary operates 4 public schools serving 1,489 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 San Mateo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,183 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 37.7% local, 47.0% state, and 15.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 77/100, ranked #134 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 325.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 58.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American, 1.5% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Costano Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.6/100.
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle accounts for 32.8% of all Ravenswood City Elementary student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ravenswood City Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Ravenswood City Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.6% 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.
Ravenswood City Elementary student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Ravenswood City Elementary is typically wider than the Ravenswood City Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Ravenswood City Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 58.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Ravenswood City Elementary?
Ravenswood City Elementary has 4 schools, including 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,489 students.
How much does Ravenswood City Elementary spend per student?
Ravenswood City Elementary spends $30,183 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #134 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ravenswood City Elementary?
Ravenswood City Elementary students are 83.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% African American, 1.5% White, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ravenswood City Elementary?
Ravenswood City Elementary has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #134 out of 1517 districts in California.