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Seeley, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Seeley Union Elementary #42 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,939 per pupil, Seeley Union Elementary ranks #243 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Seeley Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 346 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 Imperial County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,939 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 11.7% local, 68.6% 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 85/100, ranked #42 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 162.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Seeley Elementary, enrolling 325 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Seeley Elementary accounts for 93.9% of all Seeley Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Seeley Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Seeley 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.
Seeley Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.0% 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.
Seeley Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 163:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Seeley Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 47.7% — 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.
Seeley Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 346 students.
How much does Seeley Union Elementary spend per student?
Seeley Union Elementary spends $19,939 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #42 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Seeley Union Elementary?
Seeley Union Elementary students are 90.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Seeley Union Elementary?
Seeley Union Elementary has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #42 out of 1517 districts in California.