Ed Donaldson Education Center

Set in Kelseyville, California, Ed Donaldson Education Center is a tiny high school, operated by Kelseyville Unified. It enrolls 26 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Ed Donaldson Education Center sits 97% below that benchmark.

Kelseyville Unified comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,818 students; Ed Donaldson Education Center is among them.

On demographics, Ed Donaldson Education Center lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 12% Native American, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 34.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Ed Donaldson Education Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,621, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lake County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students), of which Ed Donaldson Education Center is one.

The closest other public school is Shade Canyon, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ed Donaldson Education Center's enrollment has expanded 44% since 2018, when it stood at 18 (now 26). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 50% to 31%. Class-load math has widened: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 34.7:1 in 2025.

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