An equity score of 46/100 ranks Anderson Union High #866 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,657 per pupil, Anderson Union High ranks #1250 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,622
Total Enrollment
6
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$15,657
Per-Pupil Spending
High
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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 $15,657 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 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 46/100, ranked #866 of 1526 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.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (1,621 to 1,641 students, +1.2%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $28,534,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 48.5% went to instruction, 37.5% to support services, and 5.3% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
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 largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates 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.
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 reports 52.0% 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.
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 $15,657 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #866 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 46/100, ranking #866 out of 1526 districts in California.