Gravenstein First

As a minimally staffed primary school in Sebastopol, California, Gravenstein First enrolls 37 students from grade 1, part of Gravenstein Union Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Gravenstein Union Elementary (798 students total), Gravenstein First accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Gravenstein First reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 22% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household income runs about $104,674, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Gravenstein First is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gravenstein Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Gravenstein First operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Gravenstein First's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 38 (now 37). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 29% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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