Enrollment
68
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Monte Rio, CA
Monte Rio Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Monte Rio Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062541003786
👥 S:T ratio 46
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 73
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Monte Rio Elementary earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools.
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13.6:1
- small classes for California
- 67.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 68
- students enrolled
Monte Rio Elementary has class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Monte Rio Union Elementary · California
NCES ID 062541003786 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.6:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.8%
vs 55.5% California avg
+22% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Monte Rio Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Monte Rio Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Monte Rio Elementary sits near the smaller end of the California enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Monte Rio Elementary falls within the wide middle of the California distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Monte Rio Elementary's 47.1% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Monte Rio Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Monte Rio, California, enrolling 68 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 13.6:1, Monte Rio Elementary is leaner than roughly 91% of California schools and 37% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of California schools, with 68 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 209 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #106.
Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (19%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 136 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Monte Rio Union Elementary spends $34,441 per pupil, 85% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Monte Rio Union Elementary operates only this one school, so Monte Rio Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 68 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 Monte Rio Elementary compares
Monte Rio 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 | 13.6:1 | ▼ 37% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.8% | ▲ 22% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 68 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.6:1
Leaner classes than 61% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
68
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
67.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 22% 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
13.6:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 9% in California - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
47.1%
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
$34,441
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 62.7%
Hispanic or Latino 19.4%
Two or More 17.9%
Largest group: White at 62.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.7, Monte Rio Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Monte Rio Union Elementary, which includes Monte Rio Elementary.
$34,441
Per student
+85%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+95%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 78.1%
State 17.6%
Federal 4.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 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 (~68 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Monte Rio Elementary
How many students attend Monte Rio Elementary?
Monte Rio Elementary has 68 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Monte Rio, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monte Rio Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Monte Rio Elementary is 13.6:1, which is 37% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 13% 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 Monte Rio Elementary?
67.8% of students at Monte Rio Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monte Rio Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Monte Rio Elementary is White at 62.7% of enrollment, in Monte Rio, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Monte Rio Elementary?
Monte Rio Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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 Monte Rio Union Elementary?
None reported; Monte Rio Union Elementary operates only Monte Rio Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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