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C

Big Pine Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Big Pine.

Big Pine’s School Grade C better than 31% of California school districts

Students
151
Schools
2
Spent per student
$35,914
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$3.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Big Pine Unified School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 69% more per student than the CA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.6M, about $23,742 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Big Pine. Grade by grade →

K–8Big Pine ElementaryThis district
9–12Big Pine HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 87 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 46.7% · 87 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86.2% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$35,914 per student · 69% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 17%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
155’20
159’21
157’22
151’23
151’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 35%American Indian/Alaska Native 29%White 23%Two or more races 13%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.