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Nevada Union High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
11761 Ridge Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Phone
(530) 273-4431
District
Nevada Joint Union High
County
NEVADA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1458
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Nevada Union High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
41%
40%
55%
20%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
25
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 457 31.3%
Grade 10 390 26.7%
Grade 11 299 20.5%
Grade 12 312 21.4%
Total 1458 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.1% 76.9% 23.2%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 5.1%
Hispanic 21.6% 19.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.6% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.9% 37.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 39.6% 36.6% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 1.3% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 85,043 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 116.3 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.7% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 30.7% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 34,915 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.2% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.2% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,141 $22,751,000 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,489 $3,707,000 7.1%
Staff $477 $1,187,000 2.3%
General Administration $397 $987,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,285 $3,199,000 6.1%
Operation $1,896 $4,720,000 9.0%
Transportation $471 $1,172,000 2.2%
Other $1,012 $2,518,000 4.8%
Total Support $7,027 $17,490,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,907 $12,214,000 23.3%
Total Expenditures $21,075 $52,455,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.3%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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