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Tulare, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Oak Valley Union Elementary #387 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,522 per pupil, Oak Valley Union Elementary ranks #1321 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Oak Valley Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 571 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 Tulare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,522 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 4.7% local, 83.5% state, and 11.8% 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 65/100, ranked #387 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 562:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% White, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oak Valley Elementary, enrolling 562 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Oak Valley Elementary accounts for 98.4% of all Oak Valley Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oak Valley Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Oak Valley 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.
Oak Valley Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.3% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Oak Valley Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 562:1 — 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.
Oak Valley Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Oak Valley Union Elementary?
Oak Valley Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 571 students.
How much does Oak Valley Union Elementary spend per student?
Oak Valley Union Elementary spends $13,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #387 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Oak Valley Union Elementary?
Oak Valley Union Elementary students are 79.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oak Valley Union Elementary?
Oak Valley Union Elementary has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #387 out of 1517 districts in California.