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Rescue, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Rescue Union Elementary #1380 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,860 per pupil, Rescue Union Elementary ranks #1606 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,520
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$11,860
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rescue Union Elementary operates 7 public schools serving 3,520 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 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 El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,860 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 44.1% local, 47.1% state, and 8.8% 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 23/100, ranked #1380 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 660.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.6% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Green Valley Elementary, with a diversity index of 55.8/100.
Its largest campus is Marina Village Middle, enrolling 750 students (21% of the district's total enrollment).
Marina Village Middle accounts for 21.2% of all Rescue Union Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Rescue Union 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.
Rescue Union Elementary school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Rescue Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 334 students (lowest) to 750 students (highest), a spread of 416 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rescue Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 661:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Rescue Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Rescue Union Elementary is typically wider than the Rescue Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Rescue Union Elementary has 7 schools, including 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,520 students.
How much does Rescue Union Elementary spend per student?
Rescue Union Elementary spends $11,860 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1380 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Rescue Union Elementary?
Rescue Union Elementary students are 70.6% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rescue Union Elementary?
Rescue Union Elementary has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1380 out of 1517 districts in California.