An equity score of 39/100 ranks Taft City #1026 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,953 per pupil, Taft City ranks #1397 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,402
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,953
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Taft City operates 6 public schools serving 2,402 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 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 Kern County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,953 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 25.8% local, 63.6% state, and 10.6% 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 39/100, ranked #1026 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.
and 54.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parkview Elementary, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Junior High, enrolling 748 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Taft Primary, at 231 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln Junior High accounts for 31.1% of all Taft City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Taft City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Taft City school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Taft City school enrollment ranges from 231 students (lowest) to 748 students (highest), a spread of 517 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Taft City chronic absenteeism rate is 54.1% — 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.
Taft City has 6 schools, including 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,402 students.
How much does Taft City spend per student?
Taft City spends $14,953 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1026 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Taft City?
Taft City students are 75.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Taft City?
Taft City has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1026 out of 1526 districts in California.