Enrollment
88
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bangor, CA
Bangor Union Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Bangor Union Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060378000346
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bangor Union Elementary earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of California schools.
- 20
- Resource Index · Lower
- 29.3:1
- large classes for California
- 60.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 88
- students enrolled
Bangor Union Elementary has class sizes larger than 95% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bangor Union Elementary · California
NCES ID 060378000346 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
29.3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
60.9%
vs 55.5% California avg
+10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bangor Union Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bangor Union Elementary
Bangor Union Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Bangor, California, enrolling 88 students.
Class loads run heavy: 29.3:1 is larger than about 95% of California schools and 36% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 60.9% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of California schools, with 88 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 250 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #212, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (56%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 58/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Bangor's elementary schools, it stands alongside Berry Creek Elementary (41 students): Bangor Union Elementary is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (29.3:1 vs 13.7:1).
Bangor Union Elementary operates only this one school, so Bangor Union Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 88 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of California's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bangor Union Elementary compares
Bangor Union Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 29.3:1 | ▲ 36% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 60.9% | ▲ 10% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 88 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
29.3:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
60.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 10% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
29.3:1
students per teacher
- 36% above state mean
Top 95% in California - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
28.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,067
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 55.7%
Hispanic or Latino 29.5%
Two or More 14.8%
Largest group: White at 55.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.1, Bangor Union Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bangor Union Elementary, which includes Bangor Union Elementary.
$17,067
Per student
+3%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.0%
State 57.9%
Federal 17.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Bangor
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~88 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~29.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Bangor Union Elementary
How many students attend Bangor Union Elementary?
Bangor Union Elementary has 88 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bangor, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bangor Union Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Bangor Union Elementary is 29.3:1, which is 36% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 87% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bangor Union Elementary?
60.9% of students at Bangor Union Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bangor Union Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Bangor Union Elementary is White at 55.7% of enrollment, in Bangor, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bangor Union Elementary?
Bangor Union Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bangor Union Elementary a good school?
Bangor Union Elementary earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bangor Union Elementary?
None reported; Bangor Union Elementary operates only Bangor Union Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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