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Porterville, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 84/100 ranks Pleasant View Elementary #50 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,967 per pupil, Pleasant View Elementary ranks #541 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pleasant View Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 413 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 $16,967 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 6.0% local, 78.5% state, and 15.5% 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 84/100, ranked #50 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.
and 13.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pleasant View Elementary, enrolling 446 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pleasant View Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Pleasant View Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pleasant View Elementary a distant remainder — means Pleasant View 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.
Pleasant View Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Pleasant View Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 13.0% — 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.
Pleasant View Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 413 students.
How much does Pleasant View Elementary spend per student?
Pleasant View Elementary spends $16,967 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #50 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Pleasant View Elementary?
Pleasant View Elementary students are 89.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.0% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pleasant View Elementary?
Pleasant View Elementary has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #50 out of 1517 districts in California.