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

Whitmore Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Whitmore Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 064242006935
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Whitmore Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of California schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
12.8:1
small classes for California
30.2%
free-lunch eligible
64
students enrolled

Whitmore Elementary has class sizes smaller than 93% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 064242006935 · Whitmore, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

64 enr · 12.8:1 · 30.2% lunch · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Whitmore Elementary 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 Whitmore Elementary compares

Whitmore 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 12.8:1 ▼ 40% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.2% ▼ 46% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 64 top 93% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
64
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
30.2%
free-lunch eligible - 46% 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
12.8:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 7% in California - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,810
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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

White 70.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.2%
Two or More 9.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.1%

Largest group: White at 70.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.6, Whitmore Elementary is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

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

$14,810
Per student
-21%
vs California
Avg $18,665
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 33.4%
State 52.6%
Federal 14.0%

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 Whitmore Elementary

How many students attend Whitmore Elementary?

Whitmore Elementary has 64 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Whitmore, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitmore Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Whitmore Elementary is 12.8:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 18% 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 Whitmore Elementary?

30.2% of students at Whitmore Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Whitmore Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Whitmore Elementary is White at 70.3% of enrollment, in Whitmore, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Whitmore Elementary?

Whitmore Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Whitmore Union Elementary?

None reported; Whitmore Union Elementary operates only Whitmore Elementary 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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