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Bangor Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bangor and Rackerby.

Bangor’s Schools page →

Students
88
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,695
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Bangor Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of California districts
  • Spends 12% more per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bangor 597Rackerby 138

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bangor. Grade by grade →

K–8Bangor Union ElementaryThis district
9–122 high schoolsOroville Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 33.1% · 55 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 46.7% · 55 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Oroville Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,695 per student · 12% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 54%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
107’20
90’21
69’22
82’23
88’24

Down 17.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 15%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Bangor Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bangor
C−
88 students22:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.