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Red Bluff, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Red Bluff Union Elementary #329 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,728 per pupil, Red Bluff Union Elementary ranks #800 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,842
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,728
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Bluff Union Elementary operates 5 public schools serving 1,842 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 middle 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 $15,728 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 17.6% local, 67.1% state, and 15.3% 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 67/100, ranked #329 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.
a 380.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 61.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% White, 38.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bidwell Elementary, with a diversity index of 61.4/100.
Its largest campus is Vista Preparatory Academy, enrolling 541 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Red Bluff Community Day, at 16 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vista Preparatory Academy accounts for 29.4% of all Red Bluff Union Elementary student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Red Bluff Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Union Elementary school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Red Bluff Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 541 students (highest), a spread of 525 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Red Bluff Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.1% 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.
Red Bluff Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — 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.
Red Bluff Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 61.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Red Bluff Union Elementary?
Red Bluff Union Elementary has 5 schools, including 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,842 students.
How much does Red Bluff Union Elementary spend per student?
Red Bluff Union Elementary spends $15,728 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #329 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Red Bluff Union Elementary?
Red Bluff Union Elementary students are 50.0% White, 38.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Bluff Union Elementary?
Red Bluff Union Elementary has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #329 out of 1517 districts in California.