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Willits Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Willits.

Willits’ School Grade C better than 25% of California school districts

Students
1,529
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,926
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$17.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Willits Unified School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.2M, about $11,238 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Willits. Grade by grade →

K–2Brookside ElementaryThis district
3–5Blosser Lane ElementaryThis district
6–8Baechtel Grove MiddleThis district
9–12Willits HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 33.1% · 669 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 46.7% · 668 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 86.2% · 158 in the class

86% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$19,926 per student · 6% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 57%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,502’20
1,501’21
1,534’22
1,546’23
1,529’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 35%Two or more races 31%White 28%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. 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.