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Sutter, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Sutter Union High #820 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,858 per pupil, Sutter Union High ranks #1243 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sutter Union High operates 2 public schools serving 802 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 Sutter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,858 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.4% local, 58.0% state, and 6.6% 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 48/100, ranked #820 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 367:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.5% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sutter High, enrolling 734 students (97% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Butte View High, at 26 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sutter High accounts for 91.5% of all Sutter Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sutter Union High a distant remainder — means Sutter 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.
Sutter Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.5% 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.
Sutter Union High student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — 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.
Sutter Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Sutter Union High is typically wider than the Sutter Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Sutter Union High has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 802 students.
How much does Sutter Union High spend per student?
Sutter Union High spends $13,858 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #820 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sutter Union High?
Sutter Union High students are 59.5% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sutter Union High?
Sutter Union High has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #820 out of 1517 districts in California.