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El Dorado Hills, California - 9 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Buckeye Union Elementary #1447 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,789 per pupil, Buckeye Union Elementary ranks #1611 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,274
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$11,789
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buckeye Union Elementary operates 9 public schools serving 4,274 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,789 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 49.7% local, 46.2% state, and 4.1% 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 18/100, ranked #1447 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 833.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.6% White, 16.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oak Meadow Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.1/100.
Rolling Hills Middle accounts for 18.2% of all Buckeye Union Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Buckeye Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Buckeye Union Elementary school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Buckeye Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 180 students (lowest) to 778 students (highest), a spread of 598 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Buckeye Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 834:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Buckeye Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Buckeye Union Elementary is typically wider than the Buckeye Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Buckeye Union Elementary has 9 schools, including 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,274 students.
How much does Buckeye Union Elementary spend per student?
Buckeye Union Elementary spends $11,789 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #1447 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Buckeye Union Elementary?
Buckeye Union Elementary students are 56.6% White, 16.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buckeye Union Elementary?
Buckeye Union Elementary has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #1447 out of 1517 districts in California.