Fresno Unified vs Orange Unified

How do these districts compare?

Metric Fresno Unified Orange Unified
Location Fresno, California Orange, California
Total Enrollment 69,668 24,764
Number of Schools 100 40
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.6:1 25.3:1

Spending

Metric Fresno Unified Orange Unified
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,737 $16,286
Federal Revenue 21.2% 11.0%
State Revenue 66.8% 35.0%
Local Revenue 12.0% 53.9%
Fresno Unified
Federal State Local
Orange Unified
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Fresno Unified Orange Unified
White 7.6% 20.2%
African American 7.4% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino 70.1% 61.1%
Asian 10.3% 10.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.3% 6.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 67.6% 48.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Fresno Unified Orange Unified
AP Courses Offered 118 103
Schools with AP 9 5
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 395.3:1 445.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 55.5% 35.5%

School Types

Fresno Unified

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

Orange 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.