Fall River Joint Unified School District

Public Regional · 8 towns Grades K–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Burney, Johnson Park, Fall River Mills, McArthur, Cassel, Little Valley, Hat Creek and Old Station.

At a glance
1,156Students enrolled
12Schools
8Towns served
$18,929Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
56%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades K–6
Burney Elementary349 students · BurneyThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High231 students · BurneyThis district
Grades K–6
Burney Elementary or Fall River ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior HighDepends on your addressThis district
Grades K–6
Fall River Elementary275 students · Fall River MillsThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior HighDepends on your addressThis district
Grades K–6
Burney Elementary or Fall River ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–12
Fall River Junior-Senior High226 students · McArthurThis district
Grades K–6
Burney Elementary or Fall River ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior HighDepends on your addressThis district
Grades K–6
Burney Elementary or Fall River ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior HighDepends on your addressThis district
Grades K–6
Burney Elementary or Fall River ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior HighDepends on your addressThis district
Grades K–8
Burney Elementary or Fall River Elementary or Whitmore ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
Burney Junior-Senior High or Fall River Junior-Senior High or Whitmore ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 12
5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listShasta 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 performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency28%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,929
per student each year · 11% below the CA average
Spending
Classroom instruction56%
Support & administration39%
Other5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)34%
State56%
Federal10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,192’20
1,176’21
1,187’22
1,160’23
1,156’24
Students
White · 57%655
Hispanic · 27%309
American Indian/Alaska Native · 11%123
Two or more races · 5%59
Asian · 0%4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4

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

Towns served
Schools12 in district

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. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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