Regular local school district · Lassen County
Shaffer Union Elementary, CA: schools, enrollment and spending
Shaffer Union Elementary runs 1 public school with 246 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 24.6 students per teacher is 2.7 higher than the California figure of 21.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 246
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 24.6
- CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 722-055 Highway 395 North, Litchfield, CA 96117
- Phone
- (530)254-6577
- County
- Lassen County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- K to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0636420
- State district ID
- CA-1864188
- Total staff (FTE)
- 26
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district24.6
California21.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (187), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $512,000
- State revenue
- $1.7 million
- Local revenue
- $734,000
- Total spending
- $2.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,957
- Salaries
- $1.3 million45.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.3%
- State: 57.8%
- Local: 24.9%
California overall
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 51.6%
- Local: 35.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,957
California$17,799
United States$16,826
Schools in Shaffer Union Elementary
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Shaffer Elementary | Elementary | K to 8 | 246 | 24.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lassen County
- Susanville Elementary School District 984 students
- Lassen Union High 836 students
- Janesville Union Elementary 313 students
- Fort Sage Unified 269 students
- Long Valley District 250 students
- Johnstonville Elementary School District 211 students
- Richmond Elementary School District 192 students
- Westwood Unified 182 students
- Thompson Peak Charter District 151 students
- Big Valley Joint Unified 114 students
- Lassen County Office of Education 6 students
- Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District 3 students
- Lassen ROP 0 students
More in California
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.