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Mckinleyville, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Northern Humboldt Union High #659 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,321 per pupil, Northern Humboldt Union High ranks #894 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,785
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,321
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern Humboldt Union High operates 5 public schools serving 1,785 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 high 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 $15,321 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 43.3% local, 45.8% state, and 10.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #659 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 583.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.8% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mad River High (Continuation), with a diversity index of 67.3/100.
Its largest campus is Arcata High, enrolling 1,007 students (58% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pacific Coast High (Continuation), at 24 students, a 42x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Arcata High accounts for 56.4% of all Northern Humboldt Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northern Humboldt Union High a distant remainder — means Northern Humboldt Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Northern Humboldt Union High school enrollment varies 42× across entities
Northern Humboldt Union High school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,007 students (highest), a spread of 983 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.
Northern Humboldt Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Northern Humboldt Union High student-counselor ratio is 584:1 — 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.
Northern Humboldt Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 45.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Northern Humboldt Union High?
Northern Humboldt Union High has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 1,785 students.
How much does Northern Humboldt Union High spend per student?
Northern Humboldt Union High spends $15,321 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #659 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Northern Humboldt Union High?
Northern Humboldt Union High students are 54.8% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 1.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northern Humboldt Union High?
Northern Humboldt Union High has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #659 out of 1517 districts in California.