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B−

Brittan Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Sutter.

Sutter’s School Grade B better than 62% of California school districts

Students
539
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,190
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$3.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brittan Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 43% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.9M, about $7,161 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sutter. Grade by grade →

K–8Brittan ElementaryThis district
9–12Sutter Union HighSutter Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.1% · 270 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 270 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 97% at Sutter 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
$12,190 per student · 43% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 66%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
427’20
452’21
460’22
495’23
539’24

Up 26.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%

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.

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.