An equity score of 67/100 ranks Wheatland #345 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,818 per pupil, Wheatland ranks #666 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,361
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,818
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wheatland operates 4 public schools serving 1,361 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Yuba County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,818 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 13.8% local, 68.9% state, and 17.3% 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 67/100, ranked #345 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.
a 438.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% White, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lone Tree Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bear River, enrolling 585 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wheatland Charter Academy, at 89 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bear River accounts for 43.0% of all Wheatland student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wheatland-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.
Wheatland school enrollment varies 6.6× across entities
Wheatland school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 585 students (highest), a spread of 496 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wheatland student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — 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.
Wheatland chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Wheatland is typically wider than the Wheatland-aggregate figure suggests.