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Rescue Union Elementary School District

3,549 students · 7 schools · 22.3:1 ratio · grades K–8 · #344 of 1976 in California

Students
3,549
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
159
Student–Teacher
22.3:1
County
El Dorado
Grades
K–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Rescue Union Elementary School District

Rescue Union Elementary School District is a public school system serving El Dorado County, California, based in Rescue. It serves 3,549 students across 7 schools spanning K–8, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #344 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone5306774461
Address2390 Bass Lake Rd., Rescue, CA 95672
CountyEl Dorado County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Rescue Union Elementary School District enrolls 3,549 students in 7 schools — an average of about 507 students per school. It serves grades K–8 and ranks #344 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,549
#344 of 1976 in California
Schools
7
~507 students each
Grade span
K–8
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Rescue Union Elementary School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,549 students reported):

White
71%
Black
1%
Hispanic
16%
Asian
8%
Two or more
3%
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

Rescue Union Elementary School District employs about 159 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 22.3:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 351.

Student–teacher ratio
22.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
159
classroom teachers
Total staff
351
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 Rescue 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 Rescue 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 Rescue Union Elementary School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Rescue Union Elementary School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#344
of 1976 districts
Ratio
22.3:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
El Dorado County

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

Go deeper

Look up Rescue 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 Rescue Union Elementary School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0632310. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.