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Burney, California - 8 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Fall River Joint Unified #385 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,469 per pupil, Fall River Joint Unified ranks #641 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,187
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,469
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fall River Joint Unified operates 8 public schools serving 1,187 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 2 high 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 Shasta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,469 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 33.1% local, 56.3% state, and 10.6% 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 65/100, ranked #385 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 558.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 50.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.6% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountain View High (Continuation), with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Burney Elementary, enrolling 349 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mt. Burney Special Education Center, at 2 students, a 175x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Burney Elementary accounts for 29.4% of all Fall River Joint Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fall River Joint Unified-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.
Fall River Joint Unified school enrollment varies 175× across entities
Fall River Joint Unified school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 349 students (highest), a spread of 347 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.
Fall River Joint Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.7% 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.
Fall River Joint Unified student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — 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.
Fall River Joint Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 50.6% — 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.
Fall River Joint Unified has 8 schools, including 2 elementary, 4 combined, 2 high. Total enrollment is 1,187 students.
How much does Fall River Joint Unified spend per student?
Fall River Joint Unified spends $16,469 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #385 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Fall River Joint Unified?
Fall River Joint Unified students are 60.6% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fall River Joint Unified?
Fall River Joint Unified has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #385 out of 1517 districts in California.