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Madera, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Madera County Superintendent of Schools #65 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $64,738 per pupil, Madera County Superintendent of Schools ranks #10 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Madera County Superintendent of Schools operates 4 public schools serving 663 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Madera County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $64,738 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.4% local, 46.1% state, and 21.5% 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 82/100, ranked #65 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.
a 96.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 78.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% White, 3.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary), with a diversity index of 40.6/100.
Gould Educational Center accounts for 52.9% of all Madera County Superintendent of Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madera County Superintendent of Schools a distant remainder — means Madera County Superintendent of Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Madera County Superintendent of Schools school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Madera County Superintendent of Schools school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 351 students (highest), a spread of 322 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.
Madera County Superintendent of Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.9% 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.
Madera County Superintendent of Schools student-counselor ratio is 96:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Madera County Superintendent of Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 78.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Madera County Superintendent of Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Madera County Superintendent of Schools?
Madera County Superintendent of Schools has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 663 students.
How much does Madera County Superintendent of Schools spend per student?
Madera County Superintendent of Schools spends $64,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #65 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Madera County Superintendent of Schools?
Madera County Superintendent of Schools students are 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% White, 3.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madera County Superintendent of Schools?
Madera County Superintendent of Schools has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #65 out of 1517 districts in California.