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Oroville, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Oroville Union High #425 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,136 per pupil, Oroville Union High ranks #939 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,346
Total Enrollment
4
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$15,136
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 $15,136 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 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 63/100, ranked #425 of 1517 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 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.
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 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.5% 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.
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 $15,136 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #425 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 63/100, ranking #425 out of 1517 districts in California.