An equity score of 24/100 ranks Jacoby Creek Elementary #1375 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,418 per pupil, Jacoby Creek Elementary ranks #1752 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Jacoby Creek Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 459 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Humboldt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,418 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.1% local, 64.6% state, and 9.3% 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 24/100, ranked #1375 of 1526 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.
and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.5% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Jacoby Creek, enrolling 455 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Jacoby Creek accounts for 99.1% of all Jacoby Creek Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jacoby Creek Elementary a distant remainder — means Jacoby Creek Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Jacoby Creek Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Jacoby Creek Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 459 students.
How much does Jacoby Creek Elementary spend per student?
Jacoby Creek Elementary spends $12,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #1375 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Jacoby Creek Elementary?
Jacoby Creek Elementary students are 72.5% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jacoby Creek Elementary?
Jacoby Creek Elementary has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #1375 out of 1526 districts in California.