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Visalia, California - 1 schools
At $9,230 per pupil, Outside Creek Elementary ranks #1840 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Outside Creek Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 130 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 $9,230 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.7% local, 64.0% state, and 25.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% White, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Outside Creek Elementary, enrolling 125 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Outside Creek Elementary accounts for 96.2% of all Outside Creek Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Outside Creek Elementary a distant remainder — means Outside Creek 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.
Outside Creek Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.9% 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 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.
Outside Creek Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Outside Creek Elementary is typically wider than the Outside Creek Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Outside Creek Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 130 students.
How much does Outside Creek Elementary spend per student?
Outside Creek Elementary spends $9,230 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Outside Creek Elementary?
Outside Creek Elementary students are 79.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.