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Gravenstein Union School District, California, elections

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Gravenstein Union School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 768 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Gravenstein Union School District is a school district in California (Sonoma County). During the 2023 school year, 768 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Gravenstein Union School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Gregory Appling
Paula Braunschweig
Laura de la Roz
Jeri McNeill
Zachary Saltzberg

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Overlapping state house districts

Gravenstein Union School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 12Damon ConnollyDemocratic Party 82% 1%
California State Assembly District 2Chris RogersDemocratic Party 18% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $451,000 $596 4%
Local: $4,039,000 $5,336 35%
State: $6,910,000 $9,128 61%
Total: $11,400,000 $15,059
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,582,000 $13,978
Total Current Expenditures: $9,758,000 $12,890
Instructional Expenditures: $7,107,000 $9,388 67%
Student and Staff Support: $557,000 $735 5%
Administration: $1,351,000 $1,784 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $743,000 $981 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $313,000 $413
Construction: $313,000 $413
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $256,000 $338
Interest on Debt: $252,000 $332

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 66 >=80 PS 50-54 PS 60-69 68
2017-2018 62 >=80 PS 45-49 50-59 65
2016-2017 64 >=80 PS 45-49 60-69 66
2015-2016 63 >=80 PS 50-54 PS 60-69 63
2014-2015 60 >=80 PS 50-54 PS >=80 60
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 72 >=80 PS 55-59 PS 60-79 73
2011-2012 75 >=80 PS 70-79 >=50 PS 74
2010-2011 71 >=80 >=50 60-69 >=50 PS 71

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 74 >=80 PS 60-64 PS 70-79 77
2017-2018 75 >=80 PS 60-64 70-79 77
2016-2017 73 >=80 PS 60-64 80-89 73
2015-2016 73 >=80 PS 65-69 PS 70-79 74
2014-2015 69 >=80 PS 60-64 PS 60-79 69
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 81 >=80 PS 65-69 PS >=80 82
2011-2012 84 >=80 PS 70-79 >=50 PS 85
2010-2011 78 >=80 >=50 60-69 <50 PS 80

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 768 0.9
2021-2022 761 0.5
2020-2021 757 -1.7
2019-2020 770 1.2
2018-2019 761 4.9
2017-2018 724 -0.4
2016-2017 727 -0.4
2015-2016 730 3.6
2014-2015 704 -1.0
2013-2014 711 0.0
2012-2013 711 3.5
2011-2012 686 5.8
2010-2011 646 4.5
2009-2010 617 9.1
2008-2009 561 9.4
2007-2008 508 -10.8
2006-2007 563 5.9
2005-2006 530 4.2
2004-2005 508 -1.0
2003-2004 513 3.9
2002-2003 493 -5.1
2001-2002 518 -4.1
2000-2001 539 -0.4
1999-2000 541 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Gravenstein Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.8 0.0
Black 0.4 0.0
Hispanic 23.1 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.0
Two or More Races 13.0 0.0
White 59.0 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Gravenstein Union School District had 43.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.59.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.24
Elementary: 37.42
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 43.66

Gravenstein Union School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.95 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 2.50
School Administrators: 1.95
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 29.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 10.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Gravenstein Union School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gravenstein Community Day0KG-8
Gravenstein Elementary448KG-5
Gravenstein First411-1
Hillcrest Middle2786-8

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