Coachella Valley Unified vs Fresno Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Coachella Valley Unified Fresno Unified
Location Thermal, California Fresno, California
Total Enrollment 16,455 69,668
Number of Schools 21 100
Student:Teacher Ratio 20.5:1 19.6:1

Spending

Metric Coachella Valley Unified Fresno Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,847 $20,737
Federal Revenue 15.5% 21.2%
State Revenue 62.1% 66.8%
Local Revenue 22.5% 12.0%
Coachella Valley Unified
Federal State Local
Fresno Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Coachella Valley Unified Fresno Unified
White 1.1% 7.6%
African American 0.2% 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 97.6% 70.1%
Asian 0.2% 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5%
Multiracial 0.6% 3.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 85.7% 67.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Coachella Valley Unified Fresno Unified
AP Courses Offered 21 118
Schools with AP 3 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 427.8:1 395.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 50.8% 55.5%

School Types

Coachella Valley 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.