An equity score of 75/100 ranks Corcoran Joint Unified #169 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,549 per pupil, Corcoran Joint Unified ranks #899 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,267
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$17,549
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Corcoran Joint Unified operates 8 public schools serving 3,267 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kings County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,549 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.2% local, 75.9% state, and 15.0% 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 75/100, ranked #169 of 1526 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 742.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John C. Fremont Elementary, with a diversity index of 18.7/100.
Its largest campus is Corcoran High, enrolling 931 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Corcoran Academy, at 2 students, a 466x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Corcoran High accounts for 28.5% of all Corcoran Joint Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Corcoran Joint Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Corcoran Joint Unified school enrollment varies 466× across entities
Corcoran Joint Unified school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 931 students (highest), a spread of 929 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.
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.
Corcoran Joint Unified student-counselor ratio is 743:1 — 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.
Corcoran Joint Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 51.7% — 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.