Arcadia Unified vs Fresno Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Arcadia Unified Fresno Unified
Location Arcadia, California Fresno, California
Total Enrollment 8,818 69,668
Number of Schools 11 100
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.9:1 19.6:1

Spending

Metric Arcadia Unified Fresno Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,809 $20,737
Federal Revenue 9.1% 21.2%
State Revenue 36.2% 66.8%
Local Revenue 54.7% 12.0%
Arcadia Unified
Federal State Local
Fresno Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Arcadia Unified Fresno Unified
White 8.0% 7.6%
African American 1.3% 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 18.9% 70.1%
Asian 64.3% 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.5%
Multiracial 7.2% 3.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 29.9% 67.6%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Arcadia Unified Fresno Unified
AP Courses Offered 20 118
Schools with AP 1 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 516:1 395.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 6.7% 55.5%

School Types

Arcadia Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Fresno Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.