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Yuba City, California - 16 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Yuba City Unified #549 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,452 per pupil, Yuba City Unified ranks #1109 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Yuba City Unified operates 16 public schools serving 11,685 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 3 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $16,452 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.2% local, 66.2% state, and 11.7% 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 58/100, ranked #549 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 395.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% White, 19.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Butte Vista Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.4/100.
Its largest campus is River Valley High, enrolling 1,695 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Yuba City Independence Academy, at 102 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Yuba City Unified school enrollment ranges from 102 students (lowest) to 1,695 students (highest), a spread of 1,593 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Yuba City Unified is typically wider than the Yuba City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 16 schools in Yuba City Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Yuba City Unified's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| River Valley High | 1,695 |
| Yuba City High | 1,678 |
| Andros Karperos | 1,181 |
| Riverbend Elementary | 914 |
| Butte Vista Elementary | 853 |
| Gray Avenue Middle | 655 |
| Tierra Buena Elementary | 607 |
| Barry Elementary | 596 |
| Lincrest Elementary | 595 |
| Park Avenue Elementary | 541 |
| April Lane Elementary | 488 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 488 |
| Bridge Street Elementary | 480 |
| King Avenue Elementary | 380 |
| Albert Powell Continuation | 132 |
| Yuba City Independence Academy | 102 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perris Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Fullerton Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Roseville City Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Menifee Union | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Beaumont Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Yuba City Unified's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Yuba City Unified has 16 schools, including 3 high, 11 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11,685 students.
Yuba City Unified spends $16,452 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #549 in California.
Yuba City Unified students are 50.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% White, 19.4% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Yuba City Unified has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #549 out of 1526 districts in California.
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