Enrollment
65
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Dunsmuir, CA
Dunsmuir Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Dunsmuir Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061167001292
👥 S:T ratio 48
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dunsmuir Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13:1
- small classes for California
- 81.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 65
- students enrolled
Dunsmuir Elementary has class sizes smaller than 92% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dunsmuir Elementary · California
NCES ID 061167001292 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-40% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
81.7%
vs 55.5% California avg
+47% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dunsmuir Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dunsmuir Elementary
Dunsmuir Elementary is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Dunsmuir, California, enrolling 65 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 13:1, Dunsmuir Elementary is leaner than roughly 92% of California schools and 40% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 81.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of California schools, with 65 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 199 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #106.
Its student body is led by Two or More (57%) and White (25%) (diversity index 59/100).
Its district draws 34.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Dunsmuir Elementary operates only this one school, so Dunsmuir Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 65 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 Dunsmuir Elementary compares
Dunsmuir 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 | 13:1 | ▼ 40% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 81.7% | ▲ 47% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 65 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
65
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
81.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 47% 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
13:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 8% in California - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$19,616
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.9 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
Two or More 56.9%
White 24.6%
Hispanic or Latino 15.4%
Asian 3.1%
Largest group: Two or More at 56.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.1, Dunsmuir Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dunsmuir Elementary, which includes Dunsmuir Elementary.
$19,616
Per student
+19%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.4%
State 33.6%
Federal 34.1%
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 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 (~65 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Dunsmuir Elementary
How many students attend Dunsmuir Elementary?
Dunsmuir Elementary has 65 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Dunsmuir, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunsmuir Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Dunsmuir Elementary is 13:1, which is 40% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 17% 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 Dunsmuir Elementary?
81.7% of students at Dunsmuir Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dunsmuir Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Dunsmuir Elementary is Two or More at 56.9% of enrollment, in Dunsmuir, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dunsmuir Elementary?
Dunsmuir Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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 Dunsmuir Elementary a good school?
Dunsmuir Elementary earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Dunsmuir Elementary?
None reported; Dunsmuir Elementary operates only Dunsmuir Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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