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Yreka, California - 1 schools
At $14,658 per pupil, Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District ranks #1041 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 123 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 Siskiyou County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,658 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 9.7% local, 78.9% state, and 11.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 272:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 6.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.6% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District a distant remainder — means Northern United - Siskiyou Charter 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 United - Siskiyou Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.7% 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 — including this one — 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 United - Siskiyou Charter District student-counselor ratio is 272:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District is typically wider than the Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Northern United - Siskiyou Charter 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 United - Siskiyou Charter District?
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 123 students.
How much does Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District spend per student?
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District spends $14,658 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District?
Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District students are 60.6% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.