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Fresno, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Sierra Charter District #153 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,437 per pupil, Sierra Charter District ranks #872 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sierra Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 321 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Fresno County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,437 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 10.2% local, 76.4% state, and 13.4% 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 76/100, ranked #153 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 498.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 2.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sierra Charter, enrolling 354 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sierra Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Sierra Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sierra Charter District a distant remainder — means Sierra Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Sierra Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Sierra Charter District student-counselor ratio is 499:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Sierra Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 0.6% — 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.
Sierra Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 321 students.
How much does Sierra Charter District spend per student?
Sierra Charter District spends $15,437 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #153 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sierra Charter District?
Sierra Charter District students are 72.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 2.5% African American, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sierra Charter District?
Sierra Charter District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #153 out of 1517 districts in California.