Enrollment
1,073
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 061983002383
Kingsburg High — Kingsburg, CA
Federal NCES profile for Kingsburg High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 32/100.
👥 Class size 19
📚 AP courses 45
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 66
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Kingsburg Joint Union High · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
54.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.2:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.1%
vs 55.5% California avg
-13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kingsburg High compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Kingsburg High reports 1,073 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 20.2:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 6% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 27% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 48.1% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 13% below the California average and 7% below the national baseline. The school offers 9 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 537 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 13.7% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Kingsburg Joint Union High spends $17,975 per pupil district-wide, below the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 41.0% from local sources (property taxes), 49.7% from the state, and 9.4% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Kingsburg High compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.2:1 | ▼ 6% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.1% | ▼ 13% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 1,073 | top 90% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
48.1%
free-lunch eligible
— 13% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.2:1
students per teacher
— 6% below state mean
Top 31% in California — lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
13.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$17,975
per pupil, district-wide
— below California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 537 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 47 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 1,073 Top 90% in California — larger than 10% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 54.0
Students per teacher 20.2:1 -6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 48.1% -13% vs state
NCES ID 061983002383
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 64.0%
White 29.8%
Asian 3.0%
Two or More 2.6%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 64.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 9
Counselors (FTE) 2.0
Students per counselor 537:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 13.7%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 47
Expulsions 3
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kingsburg Joint Union High, which includes Kingsburg High.
$17,975
Per student
0%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 41.0%
State 49.7%
Federal 9.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 67
- Students per teacher
- 39:1
- Enrollment
- 59
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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How schools are funded
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Chronic absenteeism
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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Kingsburg High
How many students attend Kingsburg High?
Kingsburg High has 1,073 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kingsburg, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingsburg High?
The student-teacher ratio at Kingsburg High is 20.2:1, which is 6% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 27% higher than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kingsburg High?
48.1% of students at Kingsburg High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kingsburg High?
The largest demographic group at Kingsburg High is Hispanic or Latino at 64.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Kingsburg, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kingsburg High?
Kingsburg High has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.