Ceres Unified vs Fresno Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Ceres Unified Fresno Unified
Location Ceres, California Fresno, California
Total Enrollment 13,894 69,668
Number of Schools 23 100
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.4:1 19.6:1

Spending

Metric Ceres Unified Fresno Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,271 $20,737
Federal Revenue 11.1% 21.2%
State Revenue 74.5% 66.8%
Local Revenue 14.4% 12.0%
Ceres Unified
Federal State Local
Fresno Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Ceres Unified Fresno Unified
White 11.4% 7.6%
African American 1.0% 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 79.8% 70.1%
Asian 5.8% 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5%
Multiracial 1.2% 3.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 72.6% 67.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Ceres Unified Fresno Unified
AP Courses Offered 27 118
Schools with AP 3 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 232.7:1 395.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 35.1% 55.5%

School Types

Ceres Unified

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 2
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.