An equity score of 34/100 ranks Sundale Union Elementary #1151 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,853 per pupil, Sundale Union Elementary ranks #1584 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
824
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sundale Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 824 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 $13,853 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 11.8% local, 73.2% state, and 15.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #1151 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 420:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.5% Hispanic or Latino, 47.4% White, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sundale Elementary, enrolling 840 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sundale Elementary accounts for 100.0% of all Sundale Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sundale Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Sundale Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Sundale Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Sundale Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 7.0% — 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.
Sundale Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 824 students.
How much does Sundale Union Elementary spend per student?
Sundale Union Elementary spends $13,853 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1151 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sundale Union Elementary?
Sundale Union Elementary students are 47.5% Hispanic or Latino, 47.4% White, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sundale Union Elementary?
Sundale Union Elementary has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1151 out of 1526 districts in California.