High school (grades 9-12) · Rohnert Park, CA

Credo High

Federal NCES profile for Credo High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060226912635Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
12
📋 Attendance
61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Credo High earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 87% of California schools.

#1 of 4
high schools in Rohnert Park · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
15.8:1
small classes for California
21.2%
free-lunch eligible

Credo High has class sizes smaller than 87% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Credo High ranks #1 of 4 high schools in Rohnert Park, CA.

Enrollment

441

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.8:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

21.2%

vs 55.5% California avg

-62% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Credo High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:115.8:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Credo High

Credo High is a mid-sized charter high school in Rohnert Park, California, enrolling 441 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 15.8:1, Credo High is leaner than roughly 87% of California schools and 27% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 21.2% free-meal eligibility runs 62% below the California average.

With 441 students, its enrollment sits close to the California median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,154 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #531.

Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 54/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 441 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

15.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Rohnert Park's high schools, it stands alongside Rancho Cotate High (1,755 students): Credo High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (15.8:1 vs 23.7:1).

Credo High District is a single-school charter district, so Credo High operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Credo High compares

Credo High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.8:1 ▼ 27% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.2% ▼ 62% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 441 top 54% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
441
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
21.2%
free-lunch eligible - 62% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 13% in California - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
15.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,581
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 441 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 63.2%
Hispanic or Latino 20.6%
Two or More 13.8%
Asian 1.2%
African American 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 63.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.9, Credo High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Credo High District, which includes Credo High.

$13,581
Per student
-18%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.4%
State 42.7%
Federal 13.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Rohnert Park

3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Credo High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Credo High

How many students attend Credo High?

Credo High has 441 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rohnert Park, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Credo High?

The student-teacher ratio at Credo High is 15.8:1, which is 27% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Credo High?

21.2% of students at Credo High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Credo High?

The largest demographic group at Credo High is White at 63.2% of enrollment, in Rohnert Park, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Credo High?

Credo High has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Credo High rank among high schools in Rohnert Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Credo High ranks #1 of 4 high schools in Rohnert Park, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Rohnert Park on the city page.

Is Credo High a good school?

Credo High earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 87% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Credo High District?

None; Credo High District is a single-school charter district, and Credo High is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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