Orick Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8

Elementary and middle schools for Orick.

At a glance

8Students enrolled

1School

$92,100Spent per student

4:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Orick

Grades K–8

Orick Elementary8 students · OrickThis 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 performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency10%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)

Reading / language arts49.5%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 40–59% (a small group)

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

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$92,100

per student each year · 334% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction37%

Support & administration49%

Other14%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State65%

Federal11%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

21’20

18’21

10’22

10’23

8’24

Students

White · 50%4

Hispanic · 38%3

Two or more races · 13%1

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

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades K–8

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Orick ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 8 students · Orick

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. 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.