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B+

Scotia Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Scotia and Redcrest.

Scotia’s Schools page →

Students
187
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,729
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Scotia Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the CA average
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scotia. Grade by grade →

9–12Fortuna Union HighFortuna Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 33.1% · 121 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 46.7% · 119 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Fortuna 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
$18,729 per student · 12% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 32%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 69%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
188’20
178’21
182’22
192’23
187’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.