Elementary school (grades K-5) · Big Creek, CA
Big Creek Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Big Creek Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
The verdict
Big Creek Elementary earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 95% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10.5:1
- small classes for California
- 46.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 21
- students enrolled
Big Creek Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 060486000476 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 060486000476 · Big Creek, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
21 enr · 10.5:1 · 46.4% lunch · RII 29
Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)
Big Creek Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Big Creek Elementary compares
Big Creek 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 51% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 46.4% | ▼ 16% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 21 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.4% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 53.9, Big Creek Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Big Creek Elementary, which includes Big Creek Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~21 students)
Frequently asked questions about Big Creek Elementary
How many students attend Big Creek Elementary?
Big Creek Elementary has 21 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Big Creek, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Creek Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Big Creek Elementary is 10.5:1, which is 51% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Big Creek Elementary?
46.4% of students at Big Creek Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Big Creek Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Big Creek Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 52.4% of enrollment, in Big Creek, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Big Creek Elementary?
Big Creek Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Big Creek Elementary?
None reported; Big Creek Elementary operates only Big Creek Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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