Discovery Charter District vs Fresno Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Discovery Charter District Fresno Unified
Location Tracy, California Fresno, California
Total Enrollment 365 69,668
Number of Schools 1 100
Student:Teacher Ratio 24.3:1 19.6:1

Spending

Metric Discovery Charter District Fresno Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $9,649 $20,737
Federal Revenue 3.7% 21.2%
State Revenue 65.9% 66.8%
Local Revenue 30.4% 12.0%
Discovery Charter District
Federal State Local
Fresno Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Discovery Charter District Fresno Unified
White 17.6% 7.6%
African American 4.1% 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 54.7% 70.1%
Asian 18.4% 10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.5%
Multiracial 4.6% 3.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 22.7% 67.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Discovery Charter District Fresno Unified
AP Courses Offered 118
Schools with AP 0 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 369:1 395.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 17.3% 55.5%

School Types

Discovery Charter District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
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.