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Anderson, California - 6 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Anderson Union High #787 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,641 per pupil, Anderson Union High ranks #1053 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,622
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,641
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson Union High operates 6 public schools serving 1,622 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Shasta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,641 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 47.7% state, and 12.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #787 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 195.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.2% White, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anderson Community Day, with a diversity index of 61.7/100.
Its largest campus is West Valley Early College High, enrolling 736 students (47% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anderson Community Day, at 16 students, a 46x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Valley Early College High accounts for 45.4% of all Anderson Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Anderson Union High a distant remainder — means Anderson Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Anderson Union High school enrollment varies 46× across entities
Anderson Union High school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 736 students (highest), a spread of 720 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Anderson Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Anderson Union High student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Anderson Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Anderson Union High has 6 schools, including 6 high. Total enrollment is 1,622 students.
How much does Anderson Union High spend per student?
Anderson Union High spends $14,641 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #787 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson Union High?
Anderson Union High students are 63.2% White, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson Union High?
Anderson Union High has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #787 out of 1517 districts in California.