Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Big Lagoon.

At a glance

15Students enrolled

1School

$32,150Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

33%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Big Lagoon

Grades K–8

Big Lagoon Elementary15 students · TrinidadThis district

Grades 9–12

Arcata High or McKinleyville HighDepends on your addressNorthern Humboldt Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performance

Graduation rate 97% at Northern Humboldt Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

Where the money goes

$32,150

per student each year · 52% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction43%

Support & administration51%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State57%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

24’20

15’21

15’22

20’23

15’24

Students

American Indian/Alaska Native · 60%9

Two or more races · 33%5

White · 7%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades K–8

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Big Lagoon ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 15 students · Trinidad

Public

Where students go next · Northern Humboldt Union High School District

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Arcata HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,007 students · Arcata

APublic 🏫

McKinleyville HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 566 students · Mckinleyville

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.