School district · California

Ripon Unified

Ripon Unified in California: 7 public schools with 3,378 students and 21.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,827 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,378
Students per teacher: 21.9; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,827; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 154
Counselors (FTE): 6.0
Students per counselor: 563; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

62%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,507 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

54%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,508 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.2K15

$7.4K16

$7.0K17

$6.8K18

$10.1K19

$10.1K20

$10.5K21

$11.2K22

$13.1K23

$13.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $8M
State: 60% · $38.2M
Local: 28% · $17.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,335
Support services: $4,924
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $8.3M
Long-term debt: $30.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Colony Oak ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	447	23.3	60%	51%	Ripon
Park View ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	467	24.3	74%	70%	Ripon
Ripon ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	460	21.7	64%	49%	Ripon
Ripona ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	473	23.4	50%	43%	Ripon
Weston ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	464	22.9	62%	55%	Ripon
Harvest HighAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	16	8.3	—	—	Ripon
Ripon HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,051	20.2	—	—	Ripon

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 304 North Acacia Ave., Ripon, CA 95366
Phone: (209)599-2131

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.