C
Needles Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Needles.
Students
921
Schools
8
Spent per student
$21,634
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$13.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Needles Unified School District
- School Grade C: better than 31% of California districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $13.3M, about $14,432 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bluewater.
K–83 schoolsThis district
8Monument PeakThis district
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,634 per student · 2% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 59%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
955’22
930’23
921’24
Down 3.6% since 2022.
Students
White 42%Hispanic 35%American Indian/Alaska Native 12%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.