Enrollment
2
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Burney, CA
Mt. Burney Special Education Center
Federal NCES profile for Mt. Burney Special Education Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 061347001537
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mt. Burney Special Education Center earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Burney · Resource Index
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 2
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Mt. Burney Special Education Center ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Burney, CA.
School address
District: Fall River Joint Unified · California
NCES ID 061347001537 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Mt. Burney Special Education Center
Mt. Burney Special Education Center is a small combined-grade school in Burney, California, enrolling 2 students.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 2 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 8 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Among Burney's public schools, it stands alongside Burney Junior-Senior High (231 students): Mt. Burney Special Education Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Fall River Joint Unified also operates Burney Elementary (349 students) and Fall River Elementary (275 students) alongside Mt. Burney Special Education Center.
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 Mt. Burney Special Education Center compares
Mt. Burney Special Education Center on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 2 | top 100% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
2
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Funding equity
$16,469
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Mt. Burney Special Education Center is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fall River Joint Unified, which includes Mt. Burney Special Education Center.
$16,469
Per student
0%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.1%
State 56.3%
Federal 10.6%
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 Mt. Burney Special Education Center Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Fall River Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Burney Junior-Senior High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Fall River Junior-Senior High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Soldier Mountain High (Continuation) | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Mt. Burney Special Education Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 349
- Students per teacher
- 21.8:1
- Resource Index
- 11/100
- Enrollment
- 275
- Students per teacher
- 18.3:1
- Resource Index
- 14/100
- Enrollment
- 231
- Students per teacher
- 15.4:1
- Resource Index
- 17/100
- Enrollment
- 226
- Students per teacher
- 17.4:1
- Resource Index
- 15/100
- Enrollment
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
Similar other schools in Burney
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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.
Next steps
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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 Mt. Burney Special Education Center
How many students attend Mt. Burney Special Education Center?
Mt. Burney Special Education Center has 2 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Burney, CA.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mt. Burney Special Education Center?
The largest demographic group at Mt. Burney Special Education Center is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Burney, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mt. Burney Special Education Center?
Mt. Burney Special Education Center has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does Mt. Burney Special Education Center rank among public schools in Burney?
By Resource Investment Index, Mt. Burney Special Education Center ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Burney, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Burney on the city page.
Is Mt. Burney Special Education Center a good school?
Mt. Burney Special Education Center earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Fall River Joint Unified?
Besides Mt. Burney Special Education Center, Fall River Joint Unified also operates Burney Elementary (349 students), Fall River Elementary (275 students), and Burney Junior-Senior High (231 students). See the Fall River Joint Unified district page for the complete list.
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