Elementary school (grades K-5) · Greenville, CA

Greenville Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Greenville Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063117004820
0/100100/10015/100
👥 S:T ratio
15
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Greenville Elementary earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

15
Resource Index · Lower
21.2:1
students per teacher
54.9%
free-lunch eligible
106
students enrolled

Greenville Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

106

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.2:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

54.9%

vs 55.5% California avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Greenville Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Greenville Elementary

Greenville Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Greenville, California, enrolling 106 students.

At 21.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 54.9% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 106 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 269 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #252, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and Two or More (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 73.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Plumas Unified also operates C. Roy Carmichael Elementary (344 students) and Quincy Elementary (342 students) alongside Greenville Elementary.

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 Greenville Elementary compares

Greenville 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 21.2:1 ▼ 1% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 54.9% ▼ 1% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 106 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

21.2:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
54.9%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.2:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 45% in California - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
73.6%
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
$17,371
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 + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 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

White 48.1%
Two or More 23.6%
Hispanic or Latino 17.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.4%
African American 0.9%

Largest group: White at 48.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.3, Greenville Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plumas Unified, which includes Greenville Elementary.

$17,371
Per student
+5%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.4%
State 19.5%
Federal 14.1%

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.

How Greenville Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Quincy Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Quincy Junior/Senior High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Portola Junior/Senior High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Chester Elementary Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Greenville Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plumas Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Greenville Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Greenville Elementary

How many students attend Greenville Elementary?

Greenville Elementary has 106 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Greenville, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenville Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Greenville Elementary is 21.2:1, which is 1% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 35% higher 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 Greenville Elementary?

54.9% of students at Greenville Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Greenville Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Greenville Elementary is White at 48.1% of enrollment, in Greenville, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Greenville Elementary?

Greenville Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (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 Greenville Elementary a good school?

Greenville Elementary earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Plumas Unified?

Besides Greenville Elementary, Plumas Unified also operates C. Roy Carmichael Elementary (344 students), Quincy Elementary (342 students), and Quincy Junior/Senior High (310 students). See the Plumas Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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