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Fullerton, California - 20 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Fullerton Elementary #1007 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,836 per pupil, Fullerton Elementary ranks #763 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,626
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$15,836
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fullerton Elementary operates 20 public schools serving 11,626 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 elementary, 3 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,836 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 40.1% local, 43.6% state, and 16.2% 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 40/100, ranked #1007 of 1517 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 713.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 14.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Acacia Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.0/100.
Its largest campus is Robert C. Fisler Elementary, enrolling 892 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Commonwealth Elementary, at 268 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fullerton Elementary school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Fullerton Elementary school enrollment ranges from 268 students (lowest) to 892 students (highest), a spread of 624 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.
Fullerton Elementary student-counselor ratio is 713:1 — 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.
Fullerton Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Fullerton Elementary is typically wider than the Fullerton Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.