An equity score of 60/100 ranks Trinity Alps Unified #515 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,371 per pupil, Trinity Alps Unified ranks #931 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
672
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,371
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trinity Alps Unified operates 3 public schools serving 672 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary 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 Trinity County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,371 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.9% local, 54.4% state, and 18.6% 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 60/100, ranked #515 of 1526 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 289:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.7% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Weaverville Elementary, with a diversity index of 39.7/100.
Its largest campus is Weaverville Elementary, enrolling 331 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alps View High (Continuation), at 17 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 3% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (672 to 652 students), and the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $18,344,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 41.3% went to instruction, 18.7% to support services, and 34.3% to capital outlay, a capital-heavy year, consistent with active construction, renovation, or major equipment purchases. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Weaverville Elementary accounts for 49.3% of all Trinity Alps Unified student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Trinity Alps Unified a distant remainder — means Trinity Alps Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Trinity Alps Unified school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Trinity Alps Unified school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 331 students (highest), a spread of 314 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Trinity Alps Unified student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Trinity Alps Unified is typically wider than the Trinity Alps Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Trinity Alps Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 35.4% — 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.