An equity score of 41/100 ranks Chatom Union #971 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,577 per pupil, Chatom Union ranks #1089 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
565
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,577
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chatom Union operates 2 public schools serving 565 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Stanislaus County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,577 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. The funding mix is 47.1% local, 44.4% state, and 8.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #971 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 1037.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.2% Hispanic or Latino, 28.8% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Chatom Elementary, enrolling 391 students (70% of the district's total enrollment).
Chatom Elementary accounts for 69.2% of all Chatom Union student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chatom Union a distant remainder — means Chatom Union-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
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.
Chatom Union student-counselor ratio is 1038:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Chatom Union chronic absenteeism rate is 25.9% — 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 Chatom Union is typically wider than the Chatom Union-aggregate figure suggests.
Chatom Union has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 565 students.
How much does Chatom Union spend per student?
Chatom Union spends $16,577 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #971 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Chatom Union?
Chatom Union students are 68.2% Hispanic or Latino, 28.8% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chatom Union?
Chatom Union has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #971 out of 1526 districts in California.