Kit Carson Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

At a glance

405Students enrolled

2Schools

$15,551Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

68%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency22%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts31%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,551

per student each year · 27% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration30%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State76%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

400’20

417’21

434’22

457’23

405’24

Students

Hispanic · 67%271

White · 23%94

Two or more races · 6%24

Black · 3%12

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%3

Asian · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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Kit Carson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 345 students · Hanford

B-Public 📚

Mid Valley Alternative CharterElementary · Grades K–8 · 60 students · Hanford

A-Charter

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.