School district · California

Willits Unified

Willits Unified in California: 6 public schools with 1,529 students and 17.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,926 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,529
Students per teacher
17.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,926
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
86.5
Counselors (FTE)
4.8
Students per counselor
319
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

20%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

656 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

12%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

656 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.9K15
$10.2K16
$10.8K17
$11.0K18
$14.2K19
$13.1K20
$13.9K21
$15.8K22
$17.4K23
$19.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $3.8M
State
57% · $18.9M
Local
31% · $10.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,984
Support services
$7,865
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$18.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Blosser Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
3–533523.920%13%
Brookside ElementaryFree meals for all
K–235020.0——
SherwoodFree meals for all
K–85915.98.3%0.0%
Baechtel Grove MiddleFree meals for all
6–833119.319%7.2%
Sanhedrin AlternativeAlternativeFree meals for all
9–125716.4——
Willits HighFree meals for all
9–1239713.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1277 Blosser Ln., Willits, CA 95490
Phone
(707)459-5134
Website