An equity score of 72/100 ranks Woodlake Unified #238 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,979 per pupil, Woodlake Unified ranks #824 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,099
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,979
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Woodlake Unified operates 6 public schools serving 2,099 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 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 Tulare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,979 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.9% local, 69.8% state, and 14.3% 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 72/100, ranked #238 of 1526 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 300.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodlake Community Day, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Its largest campus is Woodlake High, enrolling 646 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Woodlake Community Day, at 13 students, a 50x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Woodlake High accounts for 30.8% of all Woodlake Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Woodlake Unified-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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Woodlake Unified school enrollment varies 50× across entities
Woodlake Unified school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 646 students (highest), a spread of 633 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. 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.
Woodlake Unified student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Woodlake Unified is typically wider than the Woodlake Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Woodlake Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.