High school (grades 9-12) · Turlock, CA

Roselawn High

Federal NCES profile for Roselawn High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060015811504
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Roselawn High earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools.

#1 of 3
high schools in Turlock · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
16.5:1
small classes for California
64.6%
free-lunch eligible

Roselawn High has class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Roselawn High ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Turlock, CA.

School address

Enrollment

181

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.5:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-23% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

64.6%

vs 55.5% California avg

+16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Roselawn High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Roselawn High

Roselawn High is a higher-need, mid-sized high school in Turlock, California, enrolling 181 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 16.5:1, Roselawn High is leaner than roughly 85% of California schools and 23% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 64.6% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 181 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 473 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #41, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (74%) and White (15%) (diversity index 43/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 181 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Among Turlock's high schools, it stands alongside Turlock High (2,479 students): Roselawn High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.5:1 vs 21.4:1).

Turlock Unified also operates Turlock High (2,479 students) and John H. Pitman High (1,986 students) alongside Roselawn High.

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 Roselawn High compares

Roselawn High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.5:1 ▼ 23% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 64.6% ▲ 16% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 181 top 84% - -

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

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
181
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
64.6%
free-lunch eligible - 16% 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
16.5:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 15% in California - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$15,142
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 181 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.5 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

Hispanic or Latino 73.5%
White 14.9%
Asian 3.9%
Two or More 3.9%
African American 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 73.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.4, Roselawn High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Turlock Unified, which includes Roselawn High.

$15,142
Per student
-8%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.7%
State 60.8%
Federal 12.4%

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.

How Roselawn High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Turlock High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
John H. Pitman High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Turlock Junior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Walnut Elementary Education Center Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Roselawn High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Turlock Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Turlock

2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Roselawn High

How many students attend Roselawn High?

Roselawn High has 181 students enrolled. It is a high school in Turlock, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Roselawn High?

The student-teacher ratio at Roselawn High is 16.5:1, which is 23% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 5% higher 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 Roselawn High?

64.6% of students at Roselawn High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Roselawn High?

The largest demographic group at Roselawn High is Hispanic or Latino at 73.5% of enrollment, in Turlock, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Roselawn High?

Roselawn High has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Roselawn High rank among high schools in Turlock?

By Resource Investment Index, Roselawn High ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Turlock, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Turlock on the city page.

Is Roselawn High a good school?

Roselawn High earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of California schools. 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 Turlock Unified?

Besides Roselawn High, Turlock Unified also operates Turlock High (2,479 students), John H. Pitman High (1,986 students), and Turlock Junior High (1,294 students). See the Turlock Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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