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This database was last updated in October 2018, and its latest data is from the 2015-16 school year. Researchers can find more recent data at the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection site.

Miseducation » California

Plumas Unified School District

1446 E. Main St., Quincy, CA 95971

2,213 Students | 115 Teachers | 11 Schools

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District Composition
1% Black
14% Hispanic
74% White
1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
5% Two or More Races
4% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Discipline

15x 

Black students are 15 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 3.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 5.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

1 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1 grades behind White students.

The achievement gap between Black students and White students is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition
11% Hispanic
79% White
3% Two or More Races
8% Native American or Alaska Native

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.

This District

State

Students

26%

Lowest 10% in the state

Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 26%

State Avg: 76%

0

100%

51% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 51%

State Avg: 59%

0

100%

85% - 89% High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: 85% - 89%

State Avg: 83%

0

100%

9% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

75 students

District Avg: 9%

State Avg: 22%

0

100%

0%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

District Avg: 0%

State Avg: 7%

0

100%

0%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Taking the SAT or ACT

District Avg: 0%

State Avg: 16%

0

100%

6% Students Enrolled in Physics

61 students

District Avg: 6%

State Avg: 8%

0

100%

0%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

15 students

District Avg: 0%

State Avg: 14%

0

100%

9% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

100 students

District Avg: 9%

State Avg: 18%

0

100%

18% Students Enrolled in Biology

175 students

District Avg: 18%

State Avg: 29%

0

100%

7% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

63 students

District Avg: 7%

State Avg: 18%

0

100%

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

24 students

District Avg: 2%

State Avg: 5%

0

100%

0%

Lowest 10% in the state

Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

District Avg: 0%

State Avg: 1%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

19.2 Students for Every Teacher

19.2

District Avg

22.2

State Avg

20% Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 20%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

24% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

District Avg: 24%

State Avg: 23%

0

100%

5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

5

District Avg

12.8

State Avg

1.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1.3

District Avg

3

State Avg

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

6 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition
8% Black
31% Hispanic
42% White
4% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
4% Two or More Races
12% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.


Expulsion Composition
100% White

White

This District

State

Students

52 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

52

District Total

242.3K

State Total

60 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

60

District Total

90.8K

State Total

2 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

2

District Total

13.1K

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

4 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

4

District Avg

75.1

State Avg

11.3

Highest 10% in the state

Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

11.3

District Avg

2.4

State Avg

0 Total Arrests

0

District Total

3,424

State Total

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0

District Total

28.4K

State Total

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

0.3

State Avg

0

Lowest 10% in the state

Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

0

District Avg

0.9

State Avg

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Kristy Warren
  • (530) 283-6500 x5239
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Terry Oestreich
  • (530) 283-6500 x5201
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Laura Blesse
  • (530) 283-6500 x5327
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

Almanor High (Continuation) Chester 0%

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Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Portola 46% 40% Less than 50%

Not available

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Chester Elementary Chester 14% 64%

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Chester Junior/Senior High Chester 20% 42% Greater than 80%

Not available

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C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola 34% 66%

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Not available

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Greenville Junior/Senior High Greenville 44% 53% Greater than 50%

Not available

Not available

Indian Valley Elementary Greenville 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Plumas Charter Quincy 20% 64% Between 70% and 79%

Not available

Over 20x
Portola Junior/Senior High Portola 35% 48% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Quincy Elementary Quincy 23% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy 17% 22% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Almanor High (Continuation) Chester 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Portola 46% 40% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Chester Elementary Chester 14% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chester Junior/Senior High Chester 20% 42% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Greenville Junior/Senior High Greenville 44% 53% Greater than 50%

Not available

6.4x
Indian Valley Elementary Greenville 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Plumas Charter Quincy 20% 64% Between 70% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Portola Junior/Senior High Portola 35% 48% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Quincy Elementary Quincy 23% 44%

Not Available

Not available

8.6x
Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy 17% 22% Greater than 90%

Not available

10.6x
Almanor High (Continuation) Chester 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Portola 46% 40% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Chester Elementary Chester 14% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Chester Junior/Senior High Chester 20% 42% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Greenville Junior/Senior High Greenville 44% 53% Greater than 50%

Not available

Not available

Indian Valley Elementary Greenville 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Plumas Charter Quincy 20% 64% Between 70% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Portola Junior/Senior High Portola 35% 48% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Quincy Elementary Quincy 23% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy 17% 22% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Almanor High (Continuation) Chester 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Portola 46% 40% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Chester Elementary Chester 14% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chester Junior/Senior High Chester 20% 42% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Greenville Junior/Senior High Greenville 44% 53% Greater than 50%

Not available

5.5x
Indian Valley Elementary Greenville 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Plumas Charter Quincy 20% 64% Between 70% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Portola Junior/Senior High Portola 35% 48% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Quincy Elementary Quincy 23% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy 17% 22% Greater than 90%

Less likely

Not available

Almanor High (Continuation) Chester 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) Portola 46% 40% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Chester Elementary Chester 14% 64%

Not Available

Not available

9.2x
Chester Junior/Senior High Chester 20% 42% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

C. Roy Carmichael Elementary Portola 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Greenville Junior/Senior High Greenville 44% 53% Greater than 50%

Not available

Not available

Indian Valley Elementary Greenville 34% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Plumas Charter Quincy 20% 64% Between 70% and 79%

Not available

Not available

Portola Junior/Senior High Portola 35% 48% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Quincy Elementary Quincy 23% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy 17% 22% Greater than 90%

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email education@propublica.org.

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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