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Sebastopol, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Sebastopol Independent Charter District #1339 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,637 per pupil, Sebastopol Independent Charter District ranks #1487 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sebastopol Independent Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 269 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 Sonoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,637 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 80.3% local, 12.8% state, and 6.9% 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 26/100, ranked #1339 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 121.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.3% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Sebastopol Independent Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Sebastopol Independent Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sebastopol Independent Charter District a distant remainder — means Sebastopol Independent Charter 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.
Sebastopol Independent Charter District student-counselor ratio is 122:1 — 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.
Sebastopol Independent Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — 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 Sebastopol Independent Charter District is typically wider than the Sebastopol Independent Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sebastopol Independent Charter 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 Sebastopol Independent Charter District?
Sebastopol Independent Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 269 students.
How much does Sebastopol Independent Charter District spend per student?
Sebastopol Independent Charter District spends $12,637 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #1339 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sebastopol Independent Charter District?
Sebastopol Independent Charter District students are 74.3% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sebastopol Independent Charter District?
Sebastopol Independent Charter District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #1339 out of 1517 districts in California.