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Nevada City, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Nevada City Elementary #1182 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,344 per pupil, Nevada City Elementary ranks #1125 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Nevada City Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 684 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 Nevada County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,344 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 76.5% local, 16.3% state, and 7.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #1182 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 432:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Seven Hills Intermediate, enrolling 432 students (63% of the district's total enrollment).
Seven Hills Intermediate accounts for 62.5% of all Nevada City Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nevada City Elementary a distant remainder — means Nevada City 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.
Nevada City Elementary student-counselor ratio is 432:1 — 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.
Nevada City Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 21.9% — 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 Nevada City Elementary is typically wider than the Nevada City Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Nevada City Elementary has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 684 students.
How much does Nevada City Elementary spend per student?
Nevada City Elementary spends $14,344 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1182 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Nevada City Elementary?
Nevada City Elementary students are 80.5% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nevada City Elementary?
Nevada City Elementary has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1182 out of 1517 districts in California.