NCES CCD 2024-25 9 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Willits, CA

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

9 public K-12 schools in Willits from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

1,852

Students

28.4/100

Avg Resource Index

18.6:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Willits has more public-school enrollment than 10% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Willits's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Willits's list includes 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

3 of 9 listed Willits campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 19-point gap between Willits High and Brookside Elementary should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment: Top 90%
School count: Top 46%
Resource Index average: 9th percentile
Teacher staffing: 22nd percentile

Willits High accounts for 21.4% of all Willits public-school enrollment

That concentration means Willits-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Willits school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities

Willits school enrollment ranges from 57 students (lowest) to 397 students (highest), a spread of 340 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Willits reports 59.5% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Willits student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

3 of Willits's 9 listed schools are charters

33% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Willits High	37	397	high	Willits Unified
2.	Sherwood	37	59	elementary	Willits Unified
3.	Willits Elementary Charter	30	140	elementary	Willits Elementary Charter District
4.	Blosser Lane Elementary	28	335	elementary	Willits Unified
5.	La Vida Charter	27	60	Combined	La Vida Charter District
6.	Sanhedrin Alternative	27	57	high	Willits Unified
7.	Baechtel Grove Middle	26	331	middle	Willits Unified
8.	Willits Charter	26	123	Combined	Willits Charter District
9.	Brookside Elementary	18	350	elementary	Willits Unified

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Willits

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which Willits school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Willits High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Willits schools in this federal-data comparison at 37/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Willits, CA? ▼

Willits has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,852 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.