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Red Bluff, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Red Bluff Joint Union High #577 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,635 per pupil, Red Bluff Joint Union High ranks #826 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,747
Total Enrollment
2
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$15,635
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Bluff Joint Union High operates 2 public schools serving 1,747 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Tehama County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,635 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.2% local, 49.1% state, and 13.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #577 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 250.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.3% White, 39.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Red Bluff High, enrolling 1,586 students (94% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Salisbury High (Continuation), at 104 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Red Bluff High accounts for 90.8% of all Red Bluff Joint Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Red Bluff Joint Union High a distant remainder — means Red Bluff Joint 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.
Red Bluff Joint Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Red Bluff Joint Union High student-counselor ratio is 250:1 — 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 Red Bluff Joint Union High is typically wider than the Red Bluff Joint Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Red Bluff Joint Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 35.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Red Bluff Joint Union High?
Red Bluff Joint Union High has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 1,747 students.
How much does Red Bluff Joint Union High spend per student?
Red Bluff Joint Union High spends $15,635 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #577 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Red Bluff Joint Union High?
Red Bluff Joint Union High students are 52.3% White, 39.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Bluff Joint Union High?
Red Bluff Joint Union High has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #577 out of 1517 districts in California.