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Anderson, California - 1 schools
At $15,445 per pupil, Northern Summit Academy Shasta District ranks #871 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern Summit Academy Shasta District operates 1 public schools serving 184 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Shasta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,445 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 17.8% local, 72.1% state, and 10.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Northern Summit Academy Shasta accounts for 100.0% of all Northern Summit Academy Shasta District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northern Summit Academy Shasta District a distant remainder — means Northern Summit Academy Shasta District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Summit Academy Shasta District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.9% 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 Summit Academy Shasta District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Northern Summit Academy Shasta District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Northern Summit Academy Shasta District?
Northern Summit Academy Shasta District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 184 students.
How much does Northern Summit Academy Shasta District spend per student?
Northern Summit Academy Shasta District spends $15,445 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Northern Summit Academy Shasta District?
Northern Summit Academy Shasta District students are 67.3% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.