Plumas County Office of Education

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Quincy, California - 3 schools

9
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Plumas County Office of Education operates 3 public schools serving 9 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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.

The funding mix is 30.9% local, 46.0% state, and 23.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.

. Demographically, the student body averages 65.3% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Portola Opportunity, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.

Its largest campus is Plumas County Community, enrolling 8 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Plumas County Opportunity, at 1 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Plumas County Community accounts for 53.3% of all Plumas County Office of Education student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Plumas County Office of Education a distant remainder — means Plumas County Office of Education-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Plumas County Office of Education school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities

Plumas County Office of Education school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 8 students (highest), a spread of 7 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Where does the funding come from?

23.0%
Federal
46.0%
State
30.9%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Plumas County Office of Education.

White 65.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
African American 4.2%
Multiracial 16.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 38.1/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Plumas County Office of Education's schools, below the California average of 46.0.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Portola Opportunity 61.1
  2. 2 Plumas County Community 53.1
  3. 3 Plumas County Opportunity 0.0

Schools in Plumas County Office of Education

School Enrollment
Plumas County Community
8
Portola Opportunity
6
Plumas County Opportunity
1

How Plumas County Office of Education Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Coffee Creek Elementary Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Ravendale-Termo Elementary Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Indian Diggings Elementary Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Orick Elementary Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Panoche Elementary Similar size No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Plumas County Office of Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Plumas County Office of Education?

Plumas County Office of Education has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 9 students.

What is the demographic composition of Plumas County Office of Education?

Plumas County Office of Education students are 65.3% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.