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Fresno, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Big Picture Educational Academy District #137 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,112 per pupil, Big Picture Educational Academy District ranks #515 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Picture Educational Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 494 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 $17,112 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 11.9% local, 72.3% state, and 15.8% 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 77/100, ranked #137 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 260:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 91.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 6.9% White across the district's schools.
Big Picture Educational Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Big Picture Educational Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Big Picture Educational Academy District a distant remainder — means Big Picture Educational Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Big Picture Educational Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.5% 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.
Big Picture Educational Academy District student-counselor ratio is 260:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Big Picture Educational Academy District is typically wider than the Big Picture Educational Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Big Picture Educational Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 91.0% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Big Picture Educational Academy District'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 Big Picture Educational Academy District?
Big Picture Educational Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 494 students.
How much does Big Picture Educational Academy District spend per student?
Big Picture Educational Academy District spends $17,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #137 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Big Picture Educational Academy District?
Big Picture Educational Academy District students are 74.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 6.9% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Big Picture Educational Academy District?
Big Picture Educational Academy District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #137 out of 1517 districts in California.