C
Gateway Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Shasta Lake, and parts of Redding.
Students
2,139
Schools
7
Spent per student
$22,440
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$41.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Gateway Unified School District
- School Grade C: better than 31% of California districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts below the state
- Spends 6% more per student than the CA average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $41.9M, about $19,611 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Old Station.
K–63 schoolsFall River Joint Unified School District
7–123 schoolsFall River Joint Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency25%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$22,440 per student · 6% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 42%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,084’20
2,164’21
2,171’22
2,118’23
2,139’24
About steady.
Students
White 63%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 4%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 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.