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Shingletown, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Black Butte Union Elementary #679 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,255 per pupil, Black Butte Union Elementary ranks #373 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
224
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,255
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Black Butte Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 224 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 $18,255 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.6% local, 44.4% state, and 18.0% 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 54/100, ranked #679 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.
a 117.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.9% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Black Butte Elementary, enrolling 156 students (66% of the district's total enrollment).
Black Butte Elementary accounts for 66.4% of all Black Butte Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Black Butte Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Black Butte Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Black Butte Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Black Butte Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 118:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Black Butte Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 45.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Black Butte Union Elementary?
Black Butte Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 224 students.
How much does Black Butte Union Elementary spend per student?
Black Butte Union Elementary spends $18,255 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #679 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Black Butte Union Elementary?
Black Butte Union Elementary students are 64.9% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Black Butte Union Elementary?
Black Butte Union Elementary has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #679 out of 1517 districts in California.