Enrollment
29
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 060957004434
Colusa Alternative Home — Colusa, CA
Federal NCES profile for Colusa Alternative Home, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 47/100.
👥 Class size 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 94
📋 Attendance 66
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Colusa Unified · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
48:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+122% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
64.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Colusa Alternative Home compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Colusa Alternative Home reports 29 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 1.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 48:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 122% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 202% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 64.6% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 16% above the California average and 25% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 29 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 13.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Colusa Unified spends $15,470 per pupil district-wide, below the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 25.1% from local sources (property taxes), 67.5% from the state, and 7.5% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (D), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Colusa Alternative Home compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 48:1 | ▲ 122% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 64.6% | ▲ 16% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 29 | top 4% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
64.6%
free-lunch eligible
— 16% 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
48:1
students per teacher
— 122% above state mean
Top 100% in California — lower ratio than 0% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
13.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$15,470
per pupil, district-wide
— below California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 29 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 29 Top 4% in California — larger than 96% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 1.0
Students per teacher 48:1 +122% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 64.6% +16% vs state
NCES ID 060957004434
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 55.2%
White 31.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.3%
African American 3.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.2% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 29:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 13.8%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Colusa Unified, which includes Colusa Alternative Home.
$15,470
Per student
-14%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 25.1%
State 67.5%
Federal 7.5%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 553
- Students per teacher
- 19.2:1
- Enrollment
- 431
- Students per teacher
- 22.4:1
- Enrollment
- 430
- Students per teacher
- 21.6:1
- Enrollment
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 24:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Colusa Alternative Home
How many students attend Colusa Alternative Home?
Colusa Alternative Home has 29 students enrolled. It is a other school in Colusa, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colusa Alternative Home?
The student-teacher ratio at Colusa Alternative Home is 48:1, which is 122% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 202% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Colusa Alternative Home?
64.6% of students at Colusa Alternative Home are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Colusa Alternative Home?
The largest demographic group at Colusa Alternative Home is Hispanic or Latino at 55.2%. The school serves a diverse student body in Colusa, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Colusa Alternative Home?
Colusa Alternative Home has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (D) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.