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Janesville, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Janesville Union Elementary #646 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,926 per pupil, Janesville Union Elementary ranks #1433 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Janesville Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 315 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 Lassen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,926 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 13.9% local, 76.8% 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 55/100, ranked #646 of 1517 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.
a 521.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Janesville Elementary, enrolling 313 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Janesville Elementary accounts for 99.4% of all Janesville Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Janesville Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Janesville 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.
Janesville Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 522:1 — 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.
Janesville Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Janesville Union Elementary?
Janesville Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 315 students.
How much does Janesville Union Elementary spend per student?
Janesville Union Elementary spends $12,926 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #646 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Janesville Union Elementary?
Janesville Union Elementary students are 75.7% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Janesville Union Elementary?
Janesville Union Elementary has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #646 out of 1517 districts in California.