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An equity score of 41/100 ranks Plumas Charter District #1000 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,074 per pupil, Plumas Charter District ranks #956 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Plumas Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 346 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 Plumas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,074 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 78.7% local, 10.3% state, and 11.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #1000 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 465.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.1% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Plumas Charter, enrolling 349 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Plumas Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Plumas Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Plumas Charter District a distant remainder — means Plumas 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.
Plumas Charter District student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Plumas Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Plumas Charter District is typically wider than the Plumas Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Plumas Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 346 students.
How much does Plumas Charter District spend per student?
Plumas Charter District spends $15,074 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #1000 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Plumas Charter District?
Plumas Charter District students are 71.1% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plumas Charter District?
Plumas Charter District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #1000 out of 1517 districts in California.