Enrollment
128
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 063583011482 Charter school
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter — Santa Rosa, CA
Federal NCES profile for Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 33/100.
👥 Class size 0
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 63
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Santa Rosa High · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
32:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
9.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
-83% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter reports 128 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 32:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 48% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 101% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 9.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 83% below the California average and 82% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 1280 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 14.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 32:1 | ▲ 48% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 9.4% | ▼ 83% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 128 | top 12% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
9.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 83% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
32:1
students per teacher
— 48% above state mean
Top 98% in California — lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
14.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Per 1280 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 128 Top 12% in California — larger than 88% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 4.0
Students per teacher 32:1 +48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 9.4% -83% vs state
NCES ID 063583011482
Student demographics
White 67.2%
Asian 17.2%
Two or More 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%
Largest group: White at 67.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.1
Students per counselor 1280:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 14.8%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 1
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,584
- Students per teacher
- 23.4:1
- Enrollment
- 1,553
- Students per teacher
- 19.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,434
- Students per teacher
- 20.3:1
- Enrollment
- 1,253
- Students per teacher
- 20.4:1
- Enrollment
- 1,029
- Students per teacher
- 18.2:1
Similar elementary schools in Santa Rosa
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
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708 students 22.5:1 students per teacher
Sheppard Elementary
Standard public school
577 students 23.9:1 students per teacher
Mattie Washburn Elementary
Standard public school
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Roseland Creek Elementary
Standard public school
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Santa Rosa French-American Charter (Srfacs)
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Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter
How many students attend Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter?
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter has 128 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Santa Rosa, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter is 32:1, which is 48% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 101% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter?
9.4% of students at Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter?
The largest demographic group at Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter is White at 67.2%. The school serves a diverse student body in Santa Rosa, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter?
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.