Enrollment
100
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Shasta, CA
Shasta Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Shasta Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063657006208
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 67
📋 Attendance 10
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shasta Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of California schools.
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 25:1
- large classes for California
- 52.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 100
- students enrolled
Shasta Elementary has class sizes larger than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Shasta Union Elementary · California
NCES ID 063657006208 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
25:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
52.9%
vs 55.5% California avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shasta Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shasta Elementary
Shasta Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Shasta, California, enrolling 100 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 25:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 52.9% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 100 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 263 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #197, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Two or More (10%) (diversity index 36/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 167 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Shasta Union Elementary operates only this one school, so Shasta Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 100 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 Shasta Elementary compares
Shasta 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 | 25:1 | ▲ 16% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 52.9% | ▼ 5% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
25:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
52.9%
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
25:1
students per teacher
- 16% above state mean
Top 79% in California - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
36.0%
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
$16,394
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 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 79.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.0%
Asian 2.0%
Largest group: White at 79.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.1, Shasta Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Shasta Union Elementary, which includes Shasta Elementary.
$16,394
Per student
-1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.6%
State 43.5%
Federal 13.9%
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 (~100 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~25:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Shasta Elementary
How many students attend Shasta Elementary?
Shasta Elementary has 100 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Shasta, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shasta Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Shasta Elementary is 25:1, which is 16% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 59% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shasta Elementary?
52.9% of students at Shasta Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shasta Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Shasta Elementary is White at 79.0% of enrollment, in Shasta, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shasta Elementary?
Shasta Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Shasta Elementary a good school?
Shasta Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% 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 Shasta Union Elementary?
None reported; Shasta Union Elementary operates only Shasta Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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