High school (grades 9-12) · Kelseyville, CA

Ed Donaldson Education Center

Federal NCES profile for Ed Donaldson Education Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061932002323
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ed Donaldson Education Center earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#4 of 7
public schools in Kelseyville · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
73.3%
free-lunch eligible
26
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Ed Donaldson Education Center ranks #4 of 7 public schools in Kelseyville, CA.

Enrollment

26

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

73.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

+32% vs state

What stands out at Ed Donaldson Education Center

Ed Donaldson Education Center is a higher-need, small high school in Kelseyville, California, enrolling 26 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 73.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of California schools, with 26 enrolled.

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

Among 135 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #98, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (54%) and White (31%) (diversity index 60/100).

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

Among Kelseyville's high schools, it stands alongside Kelseyville High (515 students): Ed Donaldson Education Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Kelseyville Unified also operates Kelseyville Elementary (543 students) and Kelseyville High (515 students) alongside Ed Donaldson Education Center.

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 Ed Donaldson Education Center compares

Ed Donaldson Education Center on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 73.3% ▲ 32% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 26 top 96% - -

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

26
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
73.3%
free-lunch eligible - 32% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$14,873
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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

Hispanic or Latino 53.8%
White 30.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 11.5%
Two or More 3.8%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.1, Ed Donaldson Education Center is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kelseyville Unified, which includes Ed Donaldson Education Center.

$14,873
Per student
-10%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.5%
State 53.8%
Federal 14.7%

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.

How Ed Donaldson Education Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kelseyville Elementary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Kelseyville High Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Mountain Vista Middle Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Riviera Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Kelseyville Learning Academy Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Ed Donaldson Education Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kelseyville Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Kelseyville

1 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 Ed Donaldson Education Center'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 Ed Donaldson Education Center

How many students attend Ed Donaldson Education Center?

Ed Donaldson Education Center has 26 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kelseyville, CA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ed Donaldson Education Center?

73.3% of students at Ed Donaldson Education Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ed Donaldson Education Center?

The largest demographic group at Ed Donaldson Education Center is Hispanic or Latino at 53.8% of enrollment, in Kelseyville, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ed Donaldson Education Center?

Ed Donaldson Education Center has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Ed Donaldson Education Center rank among public schools in Kelseyville?

By Resource Investment Index, Ed Donaldson Education Center ranks #4 of 7 public schools in Kelseyville, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Kelseyville on the city page.

Is Ed Donaldson Education Center a good school?

Ed Donaldson Education Center earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. 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 Kelseyville Unified?

Besides Ed Donaldson Education Center, Kelseyville Unified also operates Kelseyville Elementary (543 students), Kelseyville High (515 students), and Mountain Vista Middle (405 students). See the Kelseyville 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 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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