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Redding, California - 9 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Redding Elementary #607 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,769 per pupil, Redding Elementary ranks #786 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,917
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$15,769
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Redding Elementary operates 9 public schools serving 2,917 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Shasta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,769 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 30.8% local, 55.4% state, and 13.9% 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 56/100, ranked #607 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.
a 367.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.9% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cypress Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.9/100.
Its largest campus is Turtle Bay, enrolling 692 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Redding Community Day, at 18 students, a 38x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Turtle Bay accounts for 23.4% of all Redding Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Redding Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Redding Elementary school enrollment varies 38× across entities
Redding Elementary school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 692 students (highest), a spread of 674 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.
Redding Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.0% 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.
Redding Elementary student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — 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.
Redding Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 34.3% — 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.