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Live Oak, California - 6 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Live Oak Unified #450 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,510 per pupil, Live Oak Unified ranks #855 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,972
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,510
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Live Oak Unified operates 6 public schools serving 1,972 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Sutter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,510 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.6% local, 66.8% state, and 16.6% 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 62/100, ranked #450 of 1517 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 436.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% White, 7.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Encinal Elementary, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.
Its largest campus is Luther Elementary, enrolling 867 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Valley Oak Continuation High, at 19 students, a 46x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Luther Elementary accounts for 41.9% of all Live Oak Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Live Oak Unified-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.
Live Oak Unified school enrollment varies 46× across entities
Live Oak Unified school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 867 students (highest), a spread of 848 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Live Oak Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Live Oak Unified student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Live Oak Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — 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.
Live Oak Unified has 6 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,972 students.
How much does Live Oak Unified spend per student?
Live Oak Unified spends $15,510 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #450 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Live Oak Unified?
Live Oak Unified students are 52.5% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% White, 7.8% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Live Oak Unified?
Live Oak Unified has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #450 out of 1517 districts in California.