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Merced, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Mcswain Union Elementary #1143 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,721 per pupil, Mcswain Union Elementary ranks #1467 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcswain Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 883 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Merced County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,721 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.4% local, 66.2% state, and 9.4% 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 35/100, ranked #1143 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 912:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.8% White, 6.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mcswain Elementary, enrolling 912 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mcswain Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Mcswain Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mcswain Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Mcswain Union Elementary-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.
Mcswain Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 912:1 — 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.
Mcswain Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Mcswain Union Elementary is typically wider than the Mcswain Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Mcswain Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 883 students.
How much does Mcswain Union Elementary spend per student?
Mcswain Union Elementary spends $12,721 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1143 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Mcswain Union Elementary?
Mcswain Union Elementary students are 50.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.8% White, 6.1% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mcswain Union Elementary?
Mcswain Union Elementary has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #1143 out of 1517 districts in California.