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Cottonwood Union School District, California

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Cottonwood Union School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 910 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Cottonwood Union School District is a school district in California (Shasta County). During the 2024 school year, 910 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

The Cottonwood Union 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
Matt Iles
Troy Kamisky
James O'Brien
Brandt Shriner
Heather Sulzer

Elections

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,314,000 $2,521 16%
Local: $3,208,000 $3,495 22%
State: $8,734,000 $9,514 61%
Total: $14,256,000 $15,529
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,882,000 $14,032
Total Current Expenditures: $12,683,000 $13,815
Instructional Expenditures: $7,796,000 $8,492 61%
Student and Staff Support: $1,125,000 $1,225 9%
Administration: $1,717,000 $1,870 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,045,000 $2,227 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $59,000 $64
Construction: $5,000 $5
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $140,000 $152


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 42 <50 <50 35-39 <=20 40-49 45
2018-2019 41 <50 <50 30-34 40-59 30-39 43
2017-2018 45 21-39 PS 35-39 21-39 40-49 48
2016-2017 40 21-39 <50 25-29 30-39 30-39 42
2015-2016 35 <50 PS 25-29 40-49 21-39 36
2014-2015 34 <50 PS 20-24 21-39 <=20 36
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 50 <50 <50 40-44 40-59 40-59 52
2011-2012 49 >=50 <50 35-39 21-39 21-39 53
2010-2011 50 >=50 PS 45-49 21-39 40-49 52

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 47 <50 >=50 35-39 21-39 50-59 49
2018-2019 45 <50 <50 35-39 21-39 30-39 47
2017-2018 47 40-59 PS 40-44 21-39 40-49 49
2016-2017 48 21-39 <50 35-39 50-59 40-49 50
2015-2016 46 <50 PS 40-44 30-39 40-59 47
2014-2015 43 <50 PS 30-34 <=20 40-59 46
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 57 >=50 <50 55-59 40-59 40-59 57
2011-2012 58 >=50 <50 50-54 50-59 40-59 60
2010-2011 61 >=50 PS 55-59 60-79 50-59 62

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


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 (%)
2023-2024 910 2.0
2022-2023 892 -2.9
2021-2022 918 -3.2
2020-2021 947 0.4
2019-2020 943 1.2
2018-2019 932 -24.8
2017-2018 1,163 6.2
2016-2017 1,091 -0.5
2015-2016 1,097 1.3
2014-2015 1,083 -1.8
2013-2014 1,102 -0.6
2012-2013 1,109 2.8
2011-2012 1,078 -0.9
2010-2011 1,088 4.6
2009-2010 1,038 -10.5
2008-2009 1,147 -0.3
2007-2008 1,151 -4.1
2006-2007 1,198 -0.5
2005-2006 1,204 -2.7
2004-2005 1,237 0.4
2003-2004 1,232 0.0
2002-2003 1,232 2.1
2001-2002 1,206 1.7
2000-2001 1,185 -0.7
1999-2000 1,193 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cottonwood Union School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 5.3 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 12.1
Black 0.8 4.9
Hispanic 18.6 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 3.5 5.8
White 70.3 20.2

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 2023-2024 school year, Cottonwood Union School District had 46.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.13
Elementary: 39.93
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 46.06

Cottonwood Union School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.38
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 18.62


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 Cottonwood Union School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cottonwood Preschool0
North Cottonwood515KG-4
West Cottonwood Junior High3955-8

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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