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Fillmore, California - 8 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Fillmore Unified #363 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,369 per pupil, Fillmore Unified ranks #479 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,811
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$17,369
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fillmore Unified operates 8 public schools serving 3,811 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Ventura County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,369 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 23.5% local, 62.6% state, and 13.9% 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 66/100, ranked #363 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 320.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% White, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rio Vista Elementary, with a diversity index of 29.2/100.
Its largest campus is Fillmore Senior High, enrolling 1,007 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Heritage Valley Independent Study, at 32 students, a 31x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fillmore Senior High accounts for 26.4% of all Fillmore Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Fillmore Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fillmore Unified school enrollment varies 31× across entities
Fillmore Unified school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,007 students (highest), a spread of 975 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fillmore Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.3% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Fillmore Unified student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — 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 Fillmore Unified is typically wider than the Fillmore Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Fillmore Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.