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

El Camino High

Federal NCES profile for El Camino High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060994001076
0/100100/10015/100
👥 S:T ratio
4
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

El Camino High earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% of California schools.

#3 of 4
high schools in Rohnert Park · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
24:1
large classes for California
53.3%
free-lunch eligible

El Camino High has class sizes larger than 71% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, El Camino High ranks #3 of 4 high schools in Rohnert Park, CA.

Enrollment

48

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

24:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

53.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

-4% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How El Camino High compares with California and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

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

What stands out at El Camino High

El Camino High is a higher-need, small high school in Rohnert Park, California, enrolling 48 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 24:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 53.3% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of California schools, with 48 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 137 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #129, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and White (21%) (diversity index 57/100).

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

Among Rohnert Park's high schools, it stands alongside Rancho Cotate High (1,755 students): El Camino High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (24:1 vs 23.7:1).

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified also operates Rancho Cotate High (1,755 students) and Lawrence E. Jones Middle (775 students) alongside El Camino High.

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 El Camino High compares

El Camino 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 24:1 ▲ 12% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 53.3% ▼ 4% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 48 top 94% - -

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

24:1
Leaner classes than 6% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
48
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
53.3%
free-lunch eligible - 4% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
24:1
students per teacher - 12% above state mean
Top 71% in California - lower ratio than 29% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$14,490
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 + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 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 60.4%
White 20.8%
Two or More 12.5%
African American 4.2%
Asian 2.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.4, El Camino 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 Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified, which includes El Camino High.

$14,490
Per student
-12%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.0%
State 35.9%
Federal 11.1%

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 El Camino High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rancho Cotate High Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lawrence E. Jones Middle Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Evergreen Elementary Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Monte Vista Elementary Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Marguerite Hahn Elementary Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 El Camino 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 El Camino High

How many students attend El Camino High?

El Camino High has 48 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rohnert Park, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at El Camino High?

The student-teacher ratio at El Camino High is 24:1, which is 12% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 53% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at El Camino High?

53.3% of students at El Camino High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of El Camino High?

The largest demographic group at El Camino High is Hispanic or Latino at 60.4% of enrollment, in Rohnert Park, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for El Camino High?

El Camino High has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does El Camino High rank among high schools in Rohnert Park?

By Resource Investment Index, El Camino High ranks #3 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 El Camino High a good school?

El Camino High earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% 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 Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified?

Besides El Camino High, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified also operates Rancho Cotate High (1,755 students), Lawrence E. Jones Middle (775 students), and Evergreen Elementary (630 students). See the Cotati-Rohnert Park 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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