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Redwood City, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Rocketship Redwood City District #1057 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,912 per pupil, Rocketship Redwood City District ranks #743 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rocketship Redwood City District operates 1 public schools serving 312 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 San Mateo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,912 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 59.1% local, 28.9% state, and 12.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #1057 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 148.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rocketship Redwood City, enrolling 275 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rocketship Redwood City accounts for 88.1% of all Rocketship Redwood City District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rocketship Redwood City District a distant remainder — means Rocketship Redwood City District-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.
Rocketship Redwood City District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.4% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Rocketship Redwood City District student-counselor ratio is 149:1 — 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.
Rocketship Redwood City District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Rocketship Redwood City 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 Rocketship Redwood City District?
Rocketship Redwood City District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 312 students.
How much does Rocketship Redwood City District spend per student?
Rocketship Redwood City District spends $15,912 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1057 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Rocketship Redwood City District?
Rocketship Redwood City District students are 94.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% White, 0.7% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rocketship Redwood City District?
Rocketship Redwood City District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1057 out of 1517 districts in California.