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Folsom-Cordova Unified School District

21,780 students · 37 schools · 21.3:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #49 of 1976 in California

Students
21,780
Schools
37
Teachers (FTE)
1,020
Student–Teacher
21.3:1
County
Sacramento
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Folsom-Cordova Unified School District

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District is a public school system serving Sacramento County, California, based in Rancho Cordova. It serves 21,780 students across 37 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #49 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone9162949025
Address1965 Birkmont Dr., Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
CountySacramento County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District enrolls 21,780 students in 37 schools — an average of about 589 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #49 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
21,780
#49 of 1976 in California
Schools
37
~589 students each
Grade span
K–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (21,780 students reported):

White
35%
Black
4%
Hispanic
23%
Asian
25%
Two or more
12%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
1%

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

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District employs about 1,020 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 21.3:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 2,397.

Student–teacher ratio
21.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
1,020
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,397
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 Folsom-Cordova Unified 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 Folsom-Cordova Unified 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 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#49
of 1976 districts
Ratio
21.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
City: Small
Sacramento County

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

Go deeper

Look up Folsom-Cordova Unified 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 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0613890. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.