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Waterford, California - 2 schools
At $15,245 per pupil, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary ranks #912 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
198
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,245
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 198 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Stanislaus County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,245 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.1% local, 68.6% state, and 5.3% 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 248.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.1% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy accounts for 84.9% of all Roberts Ferry Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Roberts Ferry Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Roberts Ferry Union 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.
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — 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 Roberts Ferry Union Elementary is typically wider than the Roberts Ferry Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Roberts Ferry Union Elementary'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 Roberts Ferry Union Elementary?
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 198 students.
How much does Roberts Ferry Union Elementary spend per student?
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary spends $15,245 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Roberts Ferry Union Elementary?
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary students are 60.1% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.