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Somerset, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Pioneer Union #1338 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,516 per pupil, Pioneer Union ranks #1323 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
275
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,516
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pioneer Union operates 3 public schools serving 275 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,516 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 52.7% local, 32.7% state, and 14.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #1338 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 130.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.2% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walt Tyler Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Its largest campus is Pioneer Elementary, enrolling 162 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Walt Tyler Elementary, at 31 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pioneer Elementary accounts for 55.5% of all Pioneer Union student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pioneer Union a distant remainder — means Pioneer Union-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.
Pioneer Union school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Pioneer Union school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 162 students (highest), a spread of 131 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pioneer Union has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.4% 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.
Pioneer Union student-counselor ratio is 131:1 — 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.
Pioneer Union chronic absenteeism rate is 55.5% — 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.
Pioneer Union has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 275 students.
How much does Pioneer Union spend per student?
Pioneer Union spends $13,516 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #1338 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pioneer Union?
Pioneer Union students are 67.2% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pioneer Union?
Pioneer Union has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #1338 out of 1517 districts in California.