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Fresno, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Aspen Meadow Public District #126 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,144 per pupil, Aspen Meadow Public District ranks #706 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aspen Meadow Public District operates 1 public schools serving 293 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fresno County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,144 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.4% local, 67.3% state, and 23.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #126 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 401.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 48.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 6.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aspen Meadow Public, enrolling 301 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Aspen Meadow Public accounts for 100.0% of all Aspen Meadow Public District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aspen Meadow Public District a distant remainder — means Aspen Meadow Public District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Aspen Meadow Public District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Aspen Meadow Public District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Aspen Meadow Public District chronic absenteeism rate is 48.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Aspen Meadow Public District?
Aspen Meadow Public District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 293 students.
How much does Aspen Meadow Public District spend per student?
Aspen Meadow Public District spends $16,144 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #126 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Aspen Meadow Public District?
Aspen Meadow Public District students are 73.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 6.3% Asian, 5.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aspen Meadow Public District?
Aspen Meadow Public District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #126 out of 1517 districts in California.