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Fresno, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District #113 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,174 per pupil, Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District ranks #930 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 322 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 $15,174 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 5.1% local, 77.3% state, and 17.6% 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 79/100, ranked #113 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 72.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% African American, 10.7% White across the district's schools.
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District a distant remainder — means Carter G. Woodson Public Charter 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.
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.4% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District student-counselor ratio is 73:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.5% — 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 Carter G. Woodson Public Charter 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 Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District?
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 322 students.
How much does Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District spend per student?
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District spends $15,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #113 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District?
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District students are 64.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% African American, 10.7% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District?
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #113 out of 1517 districts in California.