West Sonoma County Consortium

West Sonoma County Consortium is an elementary school of very small scale in Sebastopol, California, run under West Sonoma County Union High, hosting 25 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within West Sonoma County Union High, which oversees 3 schools and 1,555 students, West Sonoma County Consortium is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Sonoma County Consortium lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Sonoma County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at West Sonoma County Consortium qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sonoma County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), West Sonoma County Consortium is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Forestville Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Sonoma County Consortium has shrank 34%, going from 38 students in 2018 to 25 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 39% to 32%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.