An equity score of 54/100 ranks Gridley Unified #650 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,292 per pupil, Gridley Unified ranks #1135 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,035
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,292
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gridley Unified operates 5 public schools serving 2,035 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,292 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.3% local, 67.6% state, and 10.2% 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 54/100, ranked #650 of 1526 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 310.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% White, 2.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wilson Elementary, with a diversity index of 55.8/100.
Its largest campus is Gridley High, enrolling 670 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Esperanza High (Continuation), at 23 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gridley High accounts for 32.9% of all Gridley Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gridley Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Gridley Unified school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Gridley Unified school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 670 students (highest), a spread of 647 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
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.
Gridley Unified student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Gridley Unified is typically wider than the Gridley Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Gridley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — 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 Gridley Unified is typically wider than the Gridley Unified-aggregate figure suggests.