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Reedley, California - 21 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Kings Canyon Joint Unified #358 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,344 per pupil, Kings Canyon Joint Unified ranks #664 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,684
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$16,344
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kings Canyon Joint Unified operates 21 public schools serving 9,684 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 elementary, 4 high, 3 middle, 2 combined 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 Fresno County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,344 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 16.0% local, 69.6% state, and 14.4% 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 66/100, ranked #358 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 2 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 296.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dunlap Elementary, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Its largest campus is Reedley High, enrolling 1,804 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kings Canyon Continuation, at 141 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Reedley High accounts for 18.6% of all Kings Canyon Joint Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Kings Canyon Joint 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.
Kings Canyon Joint Unified school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Kings Canyon Joint Unified school enrollment ranges from 141 students (lowest) to 1,804 students (highest), a spread of 1,663 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kings Canyon Joint Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Kings Canyon Joint Unified student-counselor ratio is 297:1 — 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 Kings Canyon Joint Unified is typically wider than the Kings Canyon Joint Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Kings Canyon Joint Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — 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 Kings Canyon Joint Unified is typically wider than the Kings Canyon Joint Unified-aggregate figure suggests.