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

Trinidad Union

Federal NCES profile for Trinidad Union, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063972006602
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
72
📋 Attendance
33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Trinidad Union earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
17.9:1
small classes for California
55.6%
free-lunch eligible
161
students enrolled

Trinidad Union has class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

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

-1 students YoY

Trinidad Union held near 168 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 063972006602 · Trinidad, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

161 enr · 17.9:1 · 55.6% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: North Star Elementary (161 students)

Trinidad Union held near 168 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 9.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Trinidad Union compares

Trinidad Union held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.9:1 ▼ 17% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 55.6% ▲ 0% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 161 top 85% - -

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

17.9:1
Leaner classes than 25% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
161
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
55.6%
free-lunch eligible - 0% 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
17.9:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 21% in California - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
26.7%
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
$17,722
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 142 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 65.6%
Hispanic or Latino 11.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.0%
Two or More 10.0%
African American 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 65.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.5, Trinidad Union is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Trinidad Union Elementary reports $17,722 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Trinidad

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

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 Trinidad Union

How many students attend Trinidad Union?

Trinidad Union has 161 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Trinidad, CA. CCD year-over-year: 169 (2022-23) → 168 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Trinidad Union?

The student-teacher ratio at Trinidad Union is 17.9:1, which is 17% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 14% 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 Trinidad Union?

55.6% of students at Trinidad Union are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Trinidad Union?

The largest demographic group at Trinidad Union is White at 65.6% of enrollment, in Trinidad, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Trinidad Union?

Trinidad Union has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Trinidad Union Elementary?

None reported; Trinidad Union Elementary operates only Trinidad Union 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.

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