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Ripon Unified School District

3,381 students · 7 schools · 21.9:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #356 of 1976 in California

Students
3,381
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
154
Student–Teacher
21.9:1
County
San Joaquin
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Ripon Unified School District

Ripon Unified School District is a public school system serving San Joaquin County, California, based in Ripon. It serves 3,381 students across 7 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a town: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #356 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone2095992131
Address304 North Acacia Ave., Ripon, CA 95366
CountySan Joaquin County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Ripon Unified School District enrolls 3,381 students in 7 schools — an average of about 483 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #356 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
3,381
#356 of 1976 in California
Schools
7
~483 students each
Grade span
K–12
Town: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Ripon Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (3,381 students reported):

White
44%
Black
1%
Hispanic
39%
Asian
9%
Two or more
7%
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

Ripon Unified School District employs about 154 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 21.9:1 — above the California average of about 21.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 327.

Student–teacher ratio
21.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
154
classroom teachers
Total staff
327
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 Ripon 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 Ripon 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 Ripon Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Ripon Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#356
of 1976 districts
Ratio
21.9:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Town: Fringe
San Joaquin County

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

Go deeper

Look up Ripon 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 Ripon Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0632880. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.