An equity score of 65/100 ranks Oroville Union High #394 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,877 per pupil, Oroville Union High ranks #841 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,346
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,877
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oroville Union High operates 4 public schools serving 2,346 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,877 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.1% local, 52.3% state, and 13.6% 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 65/100, ranked #394 of 1526 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 2 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 274.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 48.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.1% White, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oroville High, with a diversity index of 73.9/100.
Its largest campus is Las Plumas High, enrolling 1,265 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oroville High Community Day, at 5 students, a 253x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Las Plumas High accounts for 53.9% of all Oroville Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oroville Union High a distant remainder — means Oroville Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Oroville Union High school enrollment varies 253× across entities
Oroville Union High school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,265 students (highest), a spread of 1,260 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Oroville Union High reports 68.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Oroville Union High student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — 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 Oroville Union High is typically wider than the Oroville Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Oroville Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 48.8% — 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.
Oroville Union High has 4 schools, including 4 high. Total enrollment is 2,346 students.
How much does Oroville Union High spend per student?
Oroville Union High spends $17,877 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #394 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Oroville Union High?
Oroville Union High students are 47.1% White, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 3.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oroville Union High?
Oroville Union High has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #394 out of 1526 districts in California.