An equity score of 42/100 ranks Kingsburg Joint Union High #946 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,736 per pupil, Kingsburg Joint Union High ranks #1054 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,232
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,736
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kingsburg Joint Union High operates 3 public schools serving 1,232 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high 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 Fresno County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,736 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 41.0% local, 49.7% state, and 9.4% 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 42/100, ranked #946 of 1526 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 536.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 67.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kingsburg High, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Kingsburg High, enrolling 1,073 students (89% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oasis Continuation High, at 59 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kingsburg High accounts for 87.1% of all Kingsburg Joint Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kingsburg Joint Union High a distant remainder — means Kingsburg Joint Union High-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Kingsburg Joint Union High school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Kingsburg Joint Union High school enrollment ranges from 59 students (lowest) to 1,073 students (highest), a spread of 1,014 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.
Kingsburg Joint Union High reports 50.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Kingsburg Joint Union High student-counselor ratio is 537:1 — 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.
Kingsburg Joint Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 67.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Kingsburg Joint Union High?
Kingsburg Joint Union High has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 1,232 students.
How much does Kingsburg Joint Union High spend per student?
Kingsburg Joint Union High spends $16,736 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #946 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Kingsburg Joint Union High?
Kingsburg Joint Union High students are 78.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 1.5% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kingsburg Joint Union High?
Kingsburg Joint Union High has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #946 out of 1526 districts in California.