Enrollment
19
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Downieville, CA
Downieville Junior-Senior High
Federal NCES profile for Downieville Junior-Senior High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 063678006227
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Downieville Junior-Senior High earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.5:1
- small classes for California
- 30.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 19
- students enrolled
Downieville Junior-Senior High has class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified · California
NCES ID 063678006227 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-56% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Downieville Junior-Senior High compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Downieville Junior-Senior High
Downieville Junior-Senior High is a small combined-grade school in Downieville, California, enrolling 19 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.5:1, Downieville Junior-Senior High is leaner than roughly 96% of California schools and 56% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 30.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of California schools, with 19 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 38 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #15.
Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 55/100).
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified also operates Loyalton Elementary (199 students) and Loyalton High (165 students) alongside Downieville Junior-Senior High.
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 Downieville Junior-Senior High compares
Downieville Junior-Senior High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.5:1 | ▼ 56% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.0% | ▼ 46% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 19 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 46% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 56% below state mean
Top 4% in California - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$16,701
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
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
- 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 57.9%
Hispanic or Latino 31.6%
Two or More 10.5%
Largest group: White at 57.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 55.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Downieville Junior-Senior High is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, which includes Downieville Junior-Senior High.
$16,701
Per student
+1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.5%
State 52.2%
Federal 9.3%
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.
How Downieville Junior-Senior High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalton Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Loyalton High | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Downieville Elementary | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Sierra Pass (Continuation) | Smaller | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Downieville Junior-Senior High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 199
- Students per teacher
- 24.9:1
- Resource Index
- 27/100
- Enrollment
- 165
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
- Enrollment
- 26
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 50/100
- Enrollment
- 5
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 30/100
Similar other 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 (~19 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Downieville Junior-Senior High
How many students attend Downieville Junior-Senior High?
Downieville Junior-Senior High has 19 students enrolled. It is a public school in Downieville, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Downieville Junior-Senior High?
The student-teacher ratio at Downieville Junior-Senior High is 9.5:1, which is 56% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 39% 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 Downieville Junior-Senior High?
30.0% of students at Downieville Junior-Senior High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Downieville Junior-Senior High?
The largest demographic group at Downieville Junior-Senior High is White at 57.9% of enrollment, in Downieville, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Downieville Junior-Senior High?
Downieville Junior-Senior High has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Downieville Junior-Senior High a good school?
Downieville Junior-Senior High earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. 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 Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?
Besides Downieville Junior-Senior High, Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified also operates Loyalton Elementary (199 students), Loyalton High (165 students), and Downieville Elementary (26 students). See the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified district page for the complete list.
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