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C+

South Fork Union School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Weldon and Onyx.

Weldon’s School Grade B− better than 46% of California school districts

Students
348
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,179
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about South Fork Union School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $1,664 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Weldon 2,493Onyx 245

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Weldon. Grade by grade →

K–8South Fork ElementaryThis district
9–1219 high schoolsKern High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 190 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 46.7% · 190 students tested

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

Graduation rate 85% at Kern High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$20,179 per student · 5% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 69%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
291’20
291’21
344’22
340’23
348’24

Up 19.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

South Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Weldon
348 students19:1

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.