An equity score of 55/100 ranks Chowchilla Elementary #630 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,031 per pupil, Chowchilla Elementary ranks #997 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,155
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,031
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chowchilla Elementary operates 5 public schools serving 2,155 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $17,031 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 19.1% local, 69.4% state, and 11.4% 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 55/100, ranked #630 of 1526 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 214.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% White, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wilson Middle, with a diversity index of 41.6/100.
Its largest campus is Merle L. Fuller Elementary, enrolling 508 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Merle L. Fuller Elementary accounts for 23.6% of all Chowchilla Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Chowchilla Elementary-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Chowchilla Elementary school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Chowchilla Elementary school enrollment ranges from 217 students (lowest) to 508 students (highest), a spread of 291 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Chowchilla Elementary student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — 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.
Chowchilla Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 43.2% — 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.