High school (grades 9-12) · La Grange, CA

Don Pedro High

Federal NCES profile for Don Pedro High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 069113710340
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Don Pedro High earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

33
Resource Index · Typical
7.8:1
small classes for California
34.0%
free-lunch eligible
31
students enrolled

Don Pedro High has class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-16 students YoY

Don Pedro High shrank from 50 students in 2022-23 to 34 in 2023-24 (-32.0%).

Teacher FTE added 4.9 → 6.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-16 students YoY 069113710340 · La Grange, CA High · SMALL · TRAD

31 enr · 7.8:1 · 34.0% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: Tenaya Elementary (188 students)

Don Pedro High shrank from 50 students in 2022-23 to 34 in 2023-24 (-32.0%). Teacher FTE added 4.9 → 6.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Don Pedro High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Don Pedro High reports 31 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Don Pedro High compares

Don Pedro High is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.8:1 ▼ 64% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.0% ▼ 39% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 31 top 96% - -

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

7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
31
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
34.0%
free-lunch eligible - 39% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher - 64% below state mean
Top 3% in California - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
80.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,780
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 61.3%
Hispanic or Latino 19.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 9.7%
Asian 6.5%
African American 3.2%

Largest group: White at 61.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.2, Don Pedro High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified reports $26,780 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Don Pedro High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tenaya Elementary Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Tioga High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Don Pedro High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Don Pedro High

How many students attend Don Pedro High?

Don Pedro High has 31 students enrolled. It is a high school in La Grange, CA. CCD year-over-year: 50 (2022-23) → 34 (2023-24), down 16.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Don Pedro High?

The student-teacher ratio at Don Pedro High is 7.8:1, which is 64% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 50% lower 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 Don Pedro High?

34.0% of students at Don Pedro High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Don Pedro High?

The largest demographic group at Don Pedro High is White at 61.3% of enrollment, in La Grange, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Don Pedro High?

Don Pedro High has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified?

Besides Don Pedro High, Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified also operates Tenaya Elementary (188 students) and Tioga High (49 students). See the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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