Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Sonora, California - 3 schools
78
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools operates 3 public schools serving 78 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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.
The funding mix is 33.5% local, 52.6% state, and 13.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 27:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tuolumne County Community/Isp, with a diversity index of 61.4/100.
Tuolumne County Special Education accounts for 53.8% of all Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools a distant remainder — means Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools-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.
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 42 students (highest), a spread of 34 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.
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.4% 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 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.
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools student-counselor ratio is 27:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in California
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools?
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 78 students.
What is the demographic composition of Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools?
Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools students are 61.6% White, 22.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.