At $15,304 per pupil, Rising Sun Montessori District ranks #1319 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
135
Total Enrollment
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$15,304
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rising Sun Montessori District operates 1 public schools serving 135 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $15,304 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.9% local, 60.2% state, and 1.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.3% White, 30.3% Asian, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rising Sun Montessori, enrolling 155 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rising Sun Montessori accounts for 100.0% of all Rising Sun Montessori District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rising Sun Montessori District a distant remainder — means Rising Sun Montessori District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rising Sun Montessori District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 Rising Sun Montessori District is typically wider than the Rising Sun Montessori District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Rising Sun Montessori District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Rising Sun Montessori District?
Rising Sun Montessori District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does Rising Sun Montessori District spend per student?
Rising Sun Montessori District spends $15,304 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Rising Sun Montessori District?
Rising Sun Montessori District students are 41.3% White, 30.3% Asian, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.