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Oakhurst, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary #736 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,241 per pupil, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary ranks #913 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary operates 4 public schools serving 846 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle 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 Madera County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,241 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 51.1% local, 30.7% state, and 18.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #736 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 205:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.7% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oakhurst Elementary, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.
Its largest campus is Oakhurst Elementary, enrolling 333 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fresno Flats Community Day, at 3 students, a 111x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oakhurst Elementary accounts for 39.4% of all Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary-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.
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary school enrollment varies 111× across entities
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 333 students (highest), a spread of 330 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — 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.
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 846 students.
How much does Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary spend per student?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary spends $15,241 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #736 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary students are 56.7% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #736 out of 1517 districts in California.