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Gravenstein Union Elementary School District

800 students · 4 schools · 18.6:1 ratio · grades K–8 · #742 of 1976 in California

Students
800
Schools
4
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–Teacher
18.6:1
County
Sonoma
Grades
K–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Gravenstein Union Elementary School District

Gravenstein Union Elementary School District is a public school system serving Sonoma County, California, based in Sebastopol. It serves 800 students across 4 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a town: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #742 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone7078237008
Address725 Bloomfield Dr., Sebastopol, CA 95472
CountySonoma County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Gravenstein Union Elementary School District enrolls 800 students in 4 schools — an average of about 200 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #742 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
800
#742 of 1976 in California
Schools
4
~200 students each
Grade span
K–8
Town: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Gravenstein Union Elementary School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (800 students reported):

White
59%
Black
0%
Hispanic
25%
Asian
4%
Two or more
11%
Amer. Indian
0%
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

Gravenstein Union Elementary School District employs about 43 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 18.6:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 89.

Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
43
classroom teachers
Total staff
89
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 Gravenstein Union 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 Gravenstein Union 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 Gravenstein Union Elementary School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Gravenstein Union Elementary School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#742
of 1976 districts
Ratio
18.6:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Town: Fringe
Sonoma County

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

Go deeper

Look up Gravenstein Union 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 Gravenstein Union Elementary School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0615840. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.