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Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District

336 students · 2 schools · 16.1:1 ratio · grades K–8 · #1309 of 1976 in California

Students
336
Schools
2
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–Teacher
16.1:1
County
Merced
Grades
K–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District is a public school system serving Merced County, California, based in Ballico. It serves 336 students across 2 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #1309 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone2093949400
Address11818 Gregg St., Ballico, CA 95303
CountyMerced County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District enrolls 336 students in 2 schools — an average of about 168 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #1309 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
336
#1309 of 1976 in California
Schools
2
~168 students each
Grade span
K–8
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (336 students reported):

White
29%
Black
0%
Hispanic
67%
Asian
1%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District employs about 21 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.1:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 44.

Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
21
classroom teachers
Total staff
44
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#1309
of 1976 districts
Ratio
16.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Merced County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0603750. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.