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Grass Valley, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Union Hill Elementary #1183 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,948 per pupil, Union Hill Elementary ranks #1588 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Union Hill Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 682 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Nevada County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,948 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 31.6% local, 61.6% state, and 6.9% 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 33/100, ranked #1183 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 191.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.9% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Union Hill Elementary, enrolling 542 students (79% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Union Hill Middle, at 146 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Union Hill Elementary accounts for 78.8% of all Union Hill Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Union Hill Elementary a distant remainder — means Union Hill 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.
Union Hill Elementary student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Union Hill Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 37.5% — 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.
Union Hill Elementary has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 682 students.
How much does Union Hill Elementary spend per student?
Union Hill Elementary spends $11,948 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1183 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Union Hill Elementary?
Union Hill Elementary students are 75.9% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Hill Elementary?
Union Hill Elementary has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #1183 out of 1517 districts in California.