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 Platina.
K–8Igo-Ono ElementaryIgo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsShasta Union High 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.