High school (grades 9-12) · Rancho Cordova, CA

Kinney High (Continuation)

Federal NCES profile for Kinney High (Continuation), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061389001573
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kinney High (Continuation) earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#4 of 18
public schools in Rancho Cordova · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
12.4:1
small classes for California
65.9%
free-lunch eligible

Kinney High (Continuation) has class sizes smaller than 93% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kinney High (Continuation) ranks #4 of 18 public schools in Rancho Cordova, CA.

Enrollment

112

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.4:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-42% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

65.9%

vs 55.5% California avg

+19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kinney High (Continuation) compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Kinney High (Continuation)

Kinney High (Continuation) is a higher-need, small high school in Rancho Cordova, California, enrolling 112 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.4:1, Kinney High (Continuation) is leaner than roughly 93% of California schools and 42% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.9% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 112 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

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

Against 311 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #99.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and African American (18%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 66/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 224 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 9 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Rancho Cordova's high schools, it stands alongside Cordova High (1,944 students): Kinney High (Continuation) is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.4:1 vs 20.3:1).

Folsom-Cordova Unified also operates Folsom High (2,901 students) and Cordova High (1,944 students) alongside Kinney High (Continuation).

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 Kinney High (Continuation) compares

Kinney High (Continuation) on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.4:1 ▼ 42% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 65.9% ▲ 19% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 112 top 89% - -

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

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
112
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
65.9%
free-lunch eligible - 19% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 7% in California - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,871
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 9 expulsions.

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 51.8%
African American 17.9%
White 17.0%
Two or More 8.0%
Asian 2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 51.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.3, Kinney High (Continuation) is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Folsom-Cordova Unified, which includes Kinney High (Continuation).

$13,871
Per student
-16%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.4%
State 49.9%
Federal 11.7%

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 Kinney High (Continuation) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Folsom High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cordova High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Vista Del Lago High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sutter Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Folsom Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kinney High (Continuation)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Folsom-Cordova Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Rancho Cordova

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

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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 Kinney High (Continuation)

How many students attend Kinney High (Continuation)?

Kinney High (Continuation) has 112 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rancho Cordova, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kinney High (Continuation)?

The student-teacher ratio at Kinney High (Continuation) is 12.4:1, which is 42% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 21% 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 Kinney High (Continuation)?

65.9% of students at Kinney High (Continuation) are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kinney High (Continuation)?

The largest demographic group at Kinney High (Continuation) is Hispanic or Latino at 51.8% of enrollment, in Rancho Cordova, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kinney High (Continuation)?

Kinney High (Continuation) has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kinney High (Continuation) rank among public schools in Rancho Cordova?

By Resource Investment Index, Kinney High (Continuation) ranks #4 of 18 public schools in Rancho Cordova, 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 Rancho Cordova on the city page.

Is Kinney High (Continuation) a good school?

Kinney High (Continuation) earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Folsom-Cordova Unified?

Besides Kinney High (Continuation), Folsom-Cordova Unified also operates Folsom High (2,901 students), Cordova High (1,944 students), and Vista Del Lago High (1,782 students). See the Folsom-Cordova 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.

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