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Yuba City, California - 16 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Yuba City Unified #444 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,333 per pupil, Yuba City Unified ranks #892 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,685
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$15,333
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
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 $15,333 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 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 62/100, ranked #444 of 1517 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 varies 17× across entities
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.
Yuba City Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.4% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Yuba City Unified student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
Yuba City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — 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 Yuba City Unified is typically wider than the Yuba City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Yuba City Unified has 16 schools, including 3 high, 11 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11,685 students.
How much does Yuba City Unified spend per student?
Yuba City Unified spends $15,333 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #444 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Yuba City Unified?
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.
What is the equity score for Yuba City Unified?
Yuba City Unified has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #444 out of 1517 districts in California.