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Eureka, California - 8 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Eureka City Schools #908 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,344 per pupil, Eureka City Schools ranks #1125 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,580
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$14,344
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eureka City Schools operates 8 public schools serving 3,580 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Humboldt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,344 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 33.9% local, 45.9% state, and 20.1% 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 44/100, ranked #908 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 373.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.0% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alice Birney Elementary, with a diversity index of 77.1/100.
Its largest campus is Eureka Senior High, enrolling 1,162 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Zoe Barnum High, at 67 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Eureka Senior High accounts for 32.5% of all Eureka City Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Eureka City Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Eureka City Schools school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Eureka City Schools school enrollment ranges from 67 students (lowest) to 1,162 students (highest), a spread of 1,095 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Eureka City Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.5% 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.
Eureka City Schools student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — 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.
Eureka City Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 37.1% — 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.
Eureka City Schools has 8 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 3,580 students.
How much does Eureka City Schools spend per student?
Eureka City Schools spends $14,344 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #908 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Eureka City Schools?
Eureka City Schools students are 40.0% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, 1.9% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eureka City Schools?
Eureka City Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #908 out of 1517 districts in California.