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

Peninsula Union

Federal NCES profile for Peninsula Union, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063009004708
0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Peninsula Union earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

10
Resource Index · Lower
33:1
large classes for California
82.1%
free-lunch eligible
66
students enrolled

Peninsula Union has class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 063009004708 · Samoa, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

66 enr · 33:1 · 82.1% lunch · RII 10

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Peninsula Union CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Peninsula Union compares

Peninsula Union on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 33:1 ▲ 53% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 82.1% ▲ 48% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 66 top 92% - -

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

33:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
66
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
82.1%
free-lunch eligible - 48% 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
33:1
students per teacher - 53% above state mean
Top 98% in California - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
71.2%
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
$17,756
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 48.5%
Hispanic or Latino 22.7%
Two or More 18.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.6%
African American 3.0%

Largest group: White at 48.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.3, Peninsula Union is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Peninsula Union, which includes Peninsula Union.

$17,756
Per student
-5%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 11.1%
State 69.8%
Federal 19.1%

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.

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 Peninsula Union

How many students attend Peninsula Union?

Peninsula Union has 66 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Samoa, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Peninsula Union?

The student-teacher ratio at Peninsula Union is 33:1, which is 53% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 110% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Peninsula Union?

82.1% of students at Peninsula Union are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Peninsula Union?

The largest demographic group at Peninsula Union is White at 48.5% of enrollment, in Samoa, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Peninsula Union?

Peninsula Union has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Peninsula Union?

None reported; Peninsula Union operates only Peninsula Union 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.

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