An equity score of 48/100 ranks Summerville Union High #824 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,090 per pupil, Summerville Union High ranks #1182 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
668
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,090
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Summerville Union High operates 6 public schools serving 668 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 high, 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 Tuolumne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,090 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.7% local, 46.8% state, and 5.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #824 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), and 54.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Fork High, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.
Its largest campus is Summerville High, enrolling 508 students (79% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cold Springs High, at 2 students, a 254x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Summerville High accounts for 76.0% of all Summerville Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summerville Union High a distant remainder — means Summerville Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Summerville Union High school enrollment varies 254× across entities
Summerville Union High school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 508 students (highest), a spread of 506 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Summerville Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 54.9% — 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.
Summerville Union High has 6 schools, including 5 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 668 students.
How much does Summerville Union High spend per student?
Summerville Union High spends $16,090 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #824 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Summerville Union High?
Summerville Union High students are 61.6% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Summerville Union High?
Summerville Union High has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #824 out of 1526 districts in California.