At $16,440 per pupil, Aspen Ridge Public District ranks #1112 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aspen Ridge Public District operates 1 public schools serving 175 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $16,440 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis.
a 246:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% African American, 4.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aspen Ridge Public, enrolling 246 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 29.7% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (175 to 227 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 3.5 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,940,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 47.6% went to instruction, 46.4% to support services, and 1.8% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Aspen Ridge Public accounts for 100.0% of all Aspen Ridge Public District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aspen Ridge Public District a distant remainder — means Aspen Ridge Public District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Aspen Ridge Public District reports 73.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Aspen Ridge Public District student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Aspen Ridge Public District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Aspen Ridge Public District is typically wider than the Aspen Ridge Public District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Aspen Ridge Public District?
Aspen Ridge Public District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 175 students.
How much does Aspen Ridge Public District spend per student?
Aspen Ridge Public District spends $16,440 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Aspen Ridge Public District?
Aspen Ridge Public District students are 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% African American, 4.9% White, 3.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.