Enrollment
24
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Kneeland, CA
Kneeland Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Kneeland Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061998002395
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kneeland Elementary earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12:1
- small classes for California
- 56.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 24
- students enrolled
Kneeland Elementary has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Kneeland Elementary · California
NCES ID 061998002395 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-44% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.3%
vs 55.5% California avg
+1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kneeland Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kneeland Elementary
Kneeland Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Kneeland, California, enrolling 24 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12:1, Kneeland Elementary is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 44% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.3% 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 96% of California schools, with 24 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 83 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #36.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 15/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Kneeland Elementary operates only this one school, so Kneeland Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 24 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
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 Kneeland Elementary compares
Kneeland Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12:1 | ▼ 44% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.3% | ▲ 1% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 24 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
24
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
56.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% 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
12:1
students per teacher
- 44% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.8%
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
$15,467
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
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 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 91.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Largest group: White at 91.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.2, Kneeland Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kneeland Elementary, which includes Kneeland Elementary.
$15,467
Per student
-6%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.8%
State 72.7%
Federal 5.5%
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 elementary 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.
Similar enrollment (~24 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Kneeland Elementary
How many students attend Kneeland Elementary?
Kneeland Elementary has 24 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Kneeland, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kneeland Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Kneeland Elementary is 12:1, which is 44% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 24% 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 Kneeland Elementary?
56.3% of students at Kneeland Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kneeland Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Kneeland Elementary is White at 91.7% of enrollment, in Kneeland, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kneeland Elementary?
Kneeland Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Kneeland Elementary a good school?
Kneeland Elementary earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. 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 Kneeland Elementary?
None reported; Kneeland Elementary operates only Kneeland Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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