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Redding, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Columbia Elementary #476 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,200 per pupil, Columbia Elementary ranks #696 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbia Elementary operates 3 public schools serving 754 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary 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 $16,200 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 34.3% local, 52.7% state, and 13.0% 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 61/100, ranked #476 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.
a 378.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Columbia Elementary, with a diversity index of 49.5/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia Elementary, enrolling 430 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day, at 2 students, a 215x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia Elementary accounts for 56.7% of all Columbia Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Columbia Elementary a distant remainder — means Columbia 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.
Columbia Elementary school enrollment varies 215× across entities
Columbia Elementary school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 430 students (highest), a spread of 428 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Columbia Elementary student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Columbia Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Columbia Elementary is typically wider than the Columbia Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Columbia Elementary has 3 schools, including 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 754 students.
How much does Columbia Elementary spend per student?
Columbia Elementary spends $16,200 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #476 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary students are 80.5% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbia Elementary?
Columbia Elementary has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #476 out of 1517 districts in California.