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Kipp Esperanza High District

194 students · 1 schools · 10.2:1 ratio · grades 9–12 · #1628 of 1976 in California

Students
194
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–Teacher
10.2:1
County
San Mateo
Grades
9–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Kipp Esperanza High District

Kipp Esperanza High District is a public school system serving San Mateo County, California, based in East Palo Alto. It serves 194 students across 1 schools spanning 9–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #1628 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone4155281546
Address1039 Garden St., East Palo Alto, CA 94303
CountySan Mateo County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Kipp Esperanza High District enrolls 194 students in 1 schools — an average of about 194 students per school. It serves grades 9–12 and ranks #1628 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
194
#1628 of 1976 in California
Schools
1
~194 students each
Grade span
9–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Kipp Esperanza High District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (194 students reported):

White
1%
Black
3%
Hispanic
95%
Asian
1%
Two or more
0%
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

Kipp Esperanza High District employs about 19 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 31.

Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
19
classroom teachers
Total staff
31
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 Kipp Esperanza High 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 Kipp Esperanza High 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 Kipp Esperanza High District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Kipp Esperanza High District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#1628
of 1976 districts
Ratio
10.2:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
San Mateo County

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

Go deeper

Look up Kipp Esperanza High 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 Kipp Esperanza High District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0602533. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.