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Placerville, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Gold Trail Union Elementary #1051 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,304 per pupil, Gold Trail Union Elementary ranks #1368 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
520
Total Enrollment
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$13,304
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gold Trail Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 520 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,304 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 34.8% local, 56.7% state, and 8.4% 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 39/100, ranked #1051 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 673.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Gold Trail, enrolling 274 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Gold Trail accounts for 52.7% of all Gold Trail Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gold Trail Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Gold Trail 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.
Gold Trail Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 674:1 — 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.
Gold Trail Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 44.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Gold Trail Union Elementary?
Gold Trail Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 520 students.
How much does Gold Trail Union Elementary spend per student?
Gold Trail Union Elementary spends $13,304 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1051 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Gold Trail Union Elementary?
Gold Trail Union Elementary students are 75.0% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gold Trail Union Elementary?
Gold Trail Union Elementary has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1051 out of 1517 districts in California.