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Pixley, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Pixley Union Elementary #56 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,727 per pupil, Pixley Union Elementary ranks #424 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pixley Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 877 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Tulare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,727 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.5% local, 69.8% state, and 19.7% 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 83/100, ranked #56 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 413.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pixley Elementary, enrolling 530 students (64% of the district's total enrollment).
Pixley Elementary accounts for 60.4% of all Pixley Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pixley Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Pixley 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.
Pixley Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.1% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Pixley Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Pixley Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Pixley Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 877 students.
How much does Pixley Union Elementary spend per student?
Pixley Union Elementary spends $17,727 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #56 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pixley Union Elementary?
Pixley Union Elementary students are 94.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White, 1.1% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pixley Union Elementary?
Pixley Union Elementary has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #56 out of 1517 districts in California.