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Lone Pine, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Lone Pine Unified #299 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,052 per pupil, Lone Pine Unified ranks #237 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
325
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,052
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lone Pine Unified operates 3 public schools serving 325 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Inyo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,052 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 71.6% local, 17.4% state, and 11.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #299 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.
and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.6% White, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lo-Inyo Elementary, enrolling 197 students (68% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sierra Alternative Learning Academy, at 7 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lo-Inyo Elementary accounts for 60.6% of all Lone Pine Unified student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lone Pine Unified a distant remainder — means Lone Pine Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Lone Pine Unified school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Lone Pine Unified school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 197 students (highest), a spread of 190 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lone Pine Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.8% 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 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.
Lone Pine Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — 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 Lone Pine Unified is typically wider than the Lone Pine Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Lone Pine Unified has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 325 students.
How much does Lone Pine Unified spend per student?
Lone Pine Unified spends $20,052 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #299 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Lone Pine Unified?
Lone Pine Unified students are 53.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.6% White, 1.6% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lone Pine Unified?
Lone Pine Unified has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #299 out of 1517 districts in California.