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School Comparison

Piute Mountain Elementary
vs.
Tropico Middle

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Piute Mountain Elementary
Tropico Middle
  • Tropico Middle reported a higher students per counselor than Piute Mountain Elementary (772:1 vs. 110:1).
  • Tropico Middle reported a higher chronically absent students than Piute Mountain Elementary (305 vs. 49).
  • Tropico Middle reported a higher violent incidents than Piute Mountain Elementary (55 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 6 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Tropico Middle reported a higher chronically absent students than Piute Mountain Elementary (305 vs. 49).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Tropico Middle reported a higher violent incidents than Piute Mountain Elementary (55 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Tropico Middle reported a higher students per counselor than Piute Mountain Elementary (772:1 vs. 110:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

10 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Piute Mountain Elementary
$17,797.3
Tropico Middle
$15,641.28
Local revenue share
Piute Mountain Elementary
19.9%
Tropico Middle
16.9%
State revenue share
Piute Mountain Elementary
62.2%
Tropico Middle
72.9%
Federal revenue share
Piute Mountain Elementary
17.9%
Tropico Middle
10.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Piute Mountain Elementary
66.2%
Tropico Middle
37.3%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Kern County
$67,660
Kern County
$67,660
Poverty rate
Kern County
19.1%
Kern County
19.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Kern County
18.6%
Kern County
18.6%
Unemployment rate
Kern County
8.6%
Kern County
8.6%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.