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Colusa Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,533 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Colusa Unified School District is a school district in California (Colusa County). During the 2023 school year, 1,533 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Colusa Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Colusa Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Kelli Griffith-Garcia, incumbent Melissa Yerxa Ortiz, incumbent Erin Steidlmayer, and Laura Cervantes ran in the general election for Colusa Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Kelli Griffith-Garcia (Nonpartisan)
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Melissa Yerxa Ortiz (Nonpartisan)
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Erin Steidlmayer (Nonpartisan)
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Laura Cervantes (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Colusa Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kelli Griffith-Garcia2028
Melissa Yerxa Ortiz2028
Erin Steidlmayer2028
Roberta James2026
Christopher Mcallister2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Colusa Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 4Cecilia Aguiar-CurryDemocratic Party 100% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,455,000 $1,606 11%
Local: $4,924,000 $3,220 23%
State: $14,373,000 $9,400 66%
Total: $21,752,000 $14,226
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,335,000 $13,299
Total Current Expenditures: $17,986,000 $11,763
Instructional Expenditures: $11,541,000 $7,548 57%
Student and Staff Support: $850,000 $555 4%
Administration: $2,876,000 $1,880 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,719,000 $1,778 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $899,000 $587
Construction: $270,000 $176
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $203,000 $132

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 <50 <50 20 <50 <50 30-34
2018-2019 33 <50 PS 30 21-39 PS 45-49
2017-2018 30 <50 PS 24 21-39 PS 50-54
2016-2017 33 <50 PS 28 21-39 <50 45-49
2015-2016 30 <50 PS 23 21-39 PS 45-49
2014-2015 29 <50 PS 23 21-39 PS 45-49
2013-2014 55-59 PS 40-49 PS 60-79
2012-2013 51 >=50 <50 44 40-59 PS 65-69
2011-2012 45 >=50 <50 37 40-59 PS 60-64
2010-2011 43 >=50 PS 37 21-39 55-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 >=50 <50 36 <50 <50 50-54
2018-2019 45 >=50 PS 40 40-59 PS 60-64
2017-2018 42 >=50 PS 37 21-39 PS 60-64
2016-2017 40 <50 PS 35 21-39 <50 55-59
2015-2016 37 <50 PS 30 21-39 PS 55-59
2014-2015 38 <50 PS 29 <50 PS 60-64
2013-2014 45-49 PS 30-39 PS 60-79
2012-2013 47 >=50 <50 40 40-59 PS 65-69
2011-2012 45 >=50 <50 37 40-59 PS 60-64
2010-2011 44 >=50 PS 36 21-39 60-64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS 90-94 PS >=90
2018-2019 80-84 PS 80-84 PS >=80
2017-2018 80-84 PS 75-79 >=50 >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94 PS 80-89
2015-2016 75-79 PS 80-84 PS 70-79
2014-2015 85-89 PS 80-84 PS >=80
2013-2014 65-69 PS 60-69 PS 70-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS 70-74 PS 70-79
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 70-79 PS 80-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS 70-79 >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,533 0.1
2021-2022 1,531 0.1
2020-2021 1,529 0.2
2019-2020 1,526 2.4
2018-2019 1,490 2.7
2017-2018 1,450 -2.0
2016-2017 1,479 1.1
2015-2016 1,462 0.4
2014-2015 1,456 0.4
2013-2014 1,450 2.9
2012-2013 1,408 0.9
2011-2012 1,396 2.4
2010-2011 1,363 0.4
2009-2010 1,358 -2.7
2008-2009 1,394 2.9
2007-2008 1,354 -1.2
2006-2007 1,370 -4.2
2005-2006 1,428 -1.0
2004-2005 1,442 -3.8
2003-2004 1,497 -2.7
2002-2003 1,538 -0.3
2001-2002 1,542 1.9
2000-2001 1,513 -7.5
1999-2000 1,627 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Colusa Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.9 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 0.0
Black 1.2 0.0
Hispanic 72.7 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.0
Two or More Races 1.7 0.0
White 20.2 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Colusa Unified School District had 74.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.54.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 44.41
Secondary: 24.23
Total: 74.64

Colusa Unified School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 9.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 8.03
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 19.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 33.81

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Colusa Unified School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)249-12
Colusa Alternative Home48KG-12
Colusa High4709-12
George T. Egling Middle5374-8
James M. Burchfield Primary454KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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