Elementary school (grades K-5) · Seiad Valley, CA

Seiad Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Seiad Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063624006181
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
12
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Seiad Elementary earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

17
Resource Index · Lower
22:1
students per teacher
52.6%
free-lunch eligible
22
students enrolled

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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-5 students YoY

Seiad Elementary shrank from 19 students in 2022-23 to 14 in 2023-24 (-26.3%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-5 students YoY 063624006181 · Seiad Valley, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

22 enr · 22:1 · 52.6% lunch · RII 17

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Seiad Elementary shrank from 19 students in 2022-23 to 14 in 2023-24 (-26.3%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Seiad Elementary compares

Seiad Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22:1 ▲ 2% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 52.6% ▼ 5% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 22 top 97% - -

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

22:1
Leaner classes than 10% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
52.6%
free-lunch eligible - 5% 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
22:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 53% in California - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
36.4%
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
$27,947
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.

Student demographics

White 45.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 36.4%
Hispanic or Latino 13.6%
Two or More 4.5%

Largest group: White at 45.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.0, Seiad Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Seiad Elementary reports $27,947 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Seiad Elementary

How many students attend Seiad Elementary?

Seiad Elementary has 22 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Seiad Valley, CA. CCD year-over-year: 19 (2022-23) → 14 (2023-24), down 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Seiad Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Seiad Elementary is 22:1, which is 2% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 40% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Seiad Elementary?

52.6% of students at Seiad Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Seiad Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Seiad Elementary is White at 45.5% of enrollment, in Seiad Valley, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Seiad Elementary?

Seiad Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Seiad Elementary?

None reported; Seiad Elementary operates only Seiad Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.