An equity score of 81/100 ranks Pacific Union Elementary #86 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,029 per pupil, Pacific Union Elementary ranks #239 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$23,029
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pacific Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 344 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 Fresno County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,029 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.8% local, 58.6% state, and 13.5% 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 81/100, ranked #86 of 1526 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 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pacific Union Elementary, enrolling 328 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pacific Union Elementary accounts for 95.3% of all Pacific Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pacific Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Pacific Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Pacific Union Elementary reports 86.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Pacific Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — 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.
Pacific Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 344 students.
How much does Pacific Union Elementary spend per student?
Pacific Union Elementary spends $23,029 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #86 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pacific Union Elementary?
Pacific Union Elementary students are 87.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pacific Union Elementary?
Pacific Union Elementary has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #86 out of 1526 districts in California.