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Madera, California - 1 schools
At $10,947 per pupil, Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District ranks #1719 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
75
Total Enrollment
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$10,947
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 75 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Madera County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,947 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.0% local, 83.9% state, and 0.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 8.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% White, 5.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sherman Thomas Stem Academy, enrolling 75 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District a distant remainder — means Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District?
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 75 students.
How much does Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District spend per student?
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District spends $10,947 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District?
Sherman Thomas Stem Academy District students are 66.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% White, 5.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.