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Fort Jones, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Scott Valley Unified #294 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,433 per pupil, Scott Valley Unified ranks #351 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scott Valley Unified operates 5 public schools serving 622 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 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 Siskiyou County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,433 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 32.8% local, 53.8% state, and 13.4% 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 69/100, ranked #294 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 129.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.3% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fort Jones Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.
Its largest campus is Etna Union High, enrolling 185 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Scott River High, at 17 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Etna Union High accounts for 29.7% of all Scott Valley Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Scott Valley Unified-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.
Scott Valley Unified school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Scott Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 185 students (highest), a spread of 168 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.
Scott Valley Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.1% 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 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.
Scott Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Scott Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 30.5% — 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.
Scott Valley Unified has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 622 students.
How much does Scott Valley Unified spend per student?
Scott Valley Unified spends $18,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #294 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Scott Valley Unified?
Scott Valley Unified students are 56.3% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scott Valley Unified?
Scott Valley Unified has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #294 out of 1517 districts in California.