An equity score of 67/100 ranks Fort Sage Unified #362 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,060 per pupil, Fort Sage Unified ranks #628 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
248
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,060
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Sage Unified operates 4 public schools serving 248 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Lassen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,060 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.8% local, 79.8% state, and 6.4% 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 67/100, ranked #362 of 1526 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 43.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sierra Primary, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.
Its largest campus is Mt. Lassen Charter, enrolling 154 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fort Sage Middle, at 9 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mt. Lassen Charter accounts for 57.2% of all Fort Sage Unified student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fort Sage Unified a distant remainder — means Fort Sage Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Fort Sage Unified school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Fort Sage Unified school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 154 students (highest), a spread of 145 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.
Fort Sage Unified reports 62.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Fort Sage Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 43.8% — 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.
Fort Sage Unified has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 248 students.
How much does Fort Sage Unified spend per student?
Fort Sage Unified spends $19,060 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #362 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Sage Unified?
Fort Sage Unified students are 70.5% White, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Sage Unified?
Fort Sage Unified has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #362 out of 1526 districts in California.