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Strathmore, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Sunnyside Union Elementary #35 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,067 per pupil, Sunnyside Union Elementary ranks #389 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sunnyside Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 320 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 $18,067 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 9.8% local, 70.5% state, and 19.6% 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 86/100, ranked #35 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.
and 46.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sunnyside Elementary, enrolling 311 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sunnyside Elementary accounts for 97.2% of all Sunnyside Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sunnyside Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Sunnyside 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.
Sunnyside Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.6% 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.
Sunnyside Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 46.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Sunnyside Union Elementary?
Sunnyside Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 320 students.
How much does Sunnyside Union Elementary spend per student?
Sunnyside Union Elementary spends $18,067 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #35 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sunnyside Union Elementary?
Sunnyside Union Elementary students are 95.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sunnyside Union Elementary?
Sunnyside Union Elementary has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #35 out of 1517 districts in California.