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Anderson, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Cascade Union Elementary #29 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,136 per pupil, Cascade Union Elementary ranks #230 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,079
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,136
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cascade Union Elementary operates 4 public schools serving 1,079 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 $20,136 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 22.9% local, 52.8% state, and 24.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 86/100, ranked #29 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 49.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.2% White, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North State Aspire Academy, with a diversity index of 69.8/100.
Its largest campus is Meadow Lane Elementary, enrolling 398 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North State Aspire Academy, at 13 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Meadow Lane Elementary accounts for 36.9% of all Cascade Union Elementary student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cascade 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.
Cascade Union Elementary school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Cascade Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 398 students (highest), a spread of 385 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.
Cascade Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.8% 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.
Cascade Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 49.8% — 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.
Cascade Union Elementary has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,079 students.
How much does Cascade Union Elementary spend per student?
Cascade Union Elementary spends $20,136 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #29 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Cascade Union Elementary?
Cascade Union Elementary students are 49.2% White, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cascade Union Elementary?
Cascade Union Elementary has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #29 out of 1517 districts in California.