Shasta Union High School District

Listed by NCES as Shasta Union High (district ID 0636600)

Public school district · Shasta County · California · NCES district ID 0636600

Shasta Union High School District spent $15,160 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,855). Its 5 schools enrolled 4,194 students in 2024-25; 51.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,198 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Shasta Union High in enrollment (4,236 to 4,290 students) and Shasta Union High itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Shasta Union High, FY23Garvey $23,518; San Rafael City Elementary $20,143; San Ysidro $19,277; Charter Oak Unified $17,587; Shasta Union High $15,160; Central Elementary $15,077; Hanford Joint Union High $15,003; Oak Park Unified $14,447; Buckeye Union $13,910; Cabrillo Point Academy $12,879; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kGarvey$23,518San Rafael City Elementary$20,143San Ysidro$19,277Charter Oak Unified$17,587Shasta Union High$15,160Central Elementary$15,077Hanford Joint Union High$15,003Oak Park Unified$14,447Buckeye Union$13,910Cabrillo Point Academy$12,879State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Shasta Union High, FY23Garvey $23,518; San Rafael City Elementary $20,143; San Ysidro $19,277; Charter Oak Unified $17,587; Shasta Union High $15,160; Central Elementary $15,077; Hanford Joint Union High $15,003; Oak Park Unified $14,447; Buckeye Union $13,910; Cabrillo Point Academy $12,879; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kGarvey$23,518San Rafael City Elementary$20,143San Ysidro$19,277Charter Oak Unified$17,587Shasta Union High$15,160Central Elementary$15,077Hanford Joint Union High$15,003Oak Park Unified$14,447Buckeye Union$13,910Cabrillo Point Academy$12,879State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Shasta Union High, FY23Garvey $23,518; San Rafael City Elementary $20,143; San Ysidro $19,277; Charter Oak Unified $17,587; Shasta Union High $15,160; Central Elementary $15,077; Hanford Joint Union High $15,003; Oak Park Unified $14,447; Buckeye Union $13,910; Cabrillo Point Academy $12,879; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kGarvey$23,518San Rafael City Elementary$20,143San Ysidro$19,277Charter Oak Unified$17,587Shasta Union High$15,160Central Elementary$15,077Hanford Joint Union High$15,003Oak Park Unified$14,447Buckeye Union$13,910Cabrillo Point Academy$12,879State median, 1,000+ students $16,855
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Shasta Union High, FY23Garvey $23,518; San Rafael City Elementary $20,143; San Ysidro $19,277; Charter Oak Unified $17,587; Shasta Union High $15,160; Central Elementary $15,077; Hanford Joint Union High $15,003; Oak Park Unified $14,447; Buckeye Union $13,910; Cabrillo Point Academy $12,879; State median, 1,000+ students $16,855.10k15k20k25kGarvey$23,518San Rafael City Elementary$20,143San Ysidro$19,277Charter Oak Unified$17,587Shasta Union High$15,160Central Elementary$15,077Hanford Joint Union High$15,003Oak Park Unified$14,447Buckeye Union$13,910Cabrillo Point Academy$12,879State median, 1,000+ students $16,855

Where the money came from

$104,339,000 in revenue: 51.3% state, 40.1% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending including $5,930,000 of capital outlay was $90,568,000, or $17,160 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Shasta Union High School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $53,503,000; Local $41,866,000; Federal $8,970,000; total $104,339,000.
  • State$53,503,000 51%
  • Local$41,866,000 40%
  • Federal$8,970,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 646 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,263 students in 2022-23, 4,211 students in 2023-24, 4,194 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Shasta Union High School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,263, 2023-24: 4,211, 2024-25: 4,19402k4k6k2022-234,2632023-244,2112024-254,194
Shasta Union High School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,263, 2023-24: 4,211, 2024-25: 4,19402k4k6k2022-234,2632023-244,2112024-254,194
Shasta Union High School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,263, 2023-24: 4,211, 2024-25: 4,19402k4k6k2022-234,2632023-244,2112024-254,194
Shasta Union High School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,263, 2023-24: 4,211, 2024-25: 4,19402k4k6k2022-234,2632023-244,2112024-254,194

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,263197.521.6
2023-244,211201.820.9
2024-254,194202.120.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 1,014 students in Shasta Union High School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90%86.2%
Students in the class1,014495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 high schools, 4,194 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Foothill High1,48723.434.3%Not reported
Shasta High1,26820.438.3%Not reported
Enterprise High1,14821.355.5%Not reported
Pioneer Continuation High21514.372.6%Not reported
Shasta Collegiate Academy7610.440.8%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Shasta Union High School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Shasta Union High School District

  1. California districts by spending per studentShasta Union High School District ranks 485 of 646 California districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,160).#485 of 646
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaShasta Union High School District is the number 312 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 4,265 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#312 of 1,991
  3. Central ElementaryThe next larger California district: 4,267 students in fall 2022, $15,077 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,077
  4. San Ysidro School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 4,260 students in fall 2022, $19,277 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,277
  5. Compare Shasta Union High School District with Central ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Foothill High, its largest high school1,487 students in 2024-25, 23.4 per teacher.1,487
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Shasta Union High School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Shasta Union High School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 high), enrolling 4,194 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Shasta Union High School District spend per student?
    $15,160 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,855 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,198 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Shasta Union High School District's money come from?
    $104,339,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.3% state, 40.1% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Shasta Union High School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 721 of the 5,505 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Shasta Union High School District?
    90% of the 1,014 students in Shasta Union High School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Shasta Union High School District's NCES district ID?
    0636600. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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