Elementary school (grades K-5) · Nicasio, CA

Nicasio

Federal NCES profile for Nicasio, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062730004135
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
83
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Nicasio earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

52
Resource Index · Higher
11.3:1
small classes for California
50.0%
free-lunch eligible
34
students enrolled

Nicasio has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+2 students YoY

Nicasio grew from 34 students in 2022-23 to 36 in 2023-24 (+5.9%).

Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+2 students YoY 062730004135 · Nicasio, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

34 enr · 11.3:1 · 50.0% lunch · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Nicasio grew from 34 students in 2022-23 to 36 in 2023-24 (+5.9%). Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Nicasio compares

Nicasio is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.3:1 ▼ 47% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.0% ▼ 10% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 34 top 95% - -

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

11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
34
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible - 10% 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
11.3:1
students per teacher - 47% 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
23.5%
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
$33,735
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
Counselors0.4 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

Hispanic or Latino 52.9%
White 38.2%
Asian 5.9%
Two or More 2.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.0, Nicasio is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Nicasio reports $33,735 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 Nicasio

How many students attend Nicasio?

Nicasio has 34 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Nicasio, CA. CCD year-over-year: 34 (2022-23) → 36 (2023-24), up 2.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicasio?

The student-teacher ratio at Nicasio is 11.3:1, which is 47% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 28% 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 Nicasio?

50.0% of students at Nicasio are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Nicasio?

The largest demographic group at Nicasio is Hispanic or Latino at 52.9% of enrollment, in Nicasio, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Nicasio?

Nicasio has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher 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 Nicasio?

None reported; Nicasio operates only Nicasio 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.