Elementary school (grades K-5) · Knights Ferry, CA

Knights Ferry Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Knights Ferry Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062001002396
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Knights Ferry Elementary earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of California schools.

17
Resource Index · Lower
15.1:1
small classes for California
18.6%
free-lunch eligible
106
students enrolled

Knights Ferry Elementary has class sizes smaller than 89% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

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

+1 students YoY

Knights Ferry Elementary held near 119 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 7.0 → 7.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 062001002396 · Knights Ferry, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

106 enr · 15.1:1 · 18.6% lunch · RII 17

Nearest enrollment peer: Fort Smith Virtual Academy (106 students)

Knights Ferry Elementary held near 119 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 7.0 → 7.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Knights Ferry Elementary compares

Knights Ferry Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.1:1 ▼ 30% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.6% ▼ 66% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 106 top 89% - -

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

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
18.6%
free-lunch eligible - 66% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 11% in California - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
40.6%
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
$15,712
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 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.

Student demographics

White 68.9%
Hispanic or Latino 16.0%
Two or More 14.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: White at 68.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.9, Knights Ferry Elementary is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Knights Ferry Elementary reports $15,712 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 Knights Ferry Elementary

How many students attend Knights Ferry Elementary?

Knights Ferry Elementary has 106 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Knights Ferry, CA. CCD year-over-year: 118 (2022-23) → 119 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Knights Ferry Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Knights Ferry Elementary is 15.1:1, which is 30% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% 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 Knights Ferry Elementary?

18.6% of students at Knights Ferry Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knights Ferry Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Knights Ferry Elementary is White at 68.9% of enrollment, in Knights Ferry, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Knights Ferry Elementary?

Knights Ferry Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Knights Ferry Elementary?

None reported; Knights Ferry Elementary operates only Knights Ferry Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

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