Shaffer Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Susanville.

At a glance

246Students enrolled

1School

$15,000Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency32%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts27%

State average 48.5%

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

Where the money goes

$15,000

per student each year · 29% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration40%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State75%

Federal7%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

187’20

192’21

207’22

243’23

246’24

Students

White · 68%168

Hispanic · 21%52

Two or more races · 6%15

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%6

Black · 2%4

Asian · 0%1

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

Schools1 in district

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Shaffer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 246 students · Litchfield

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.