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School Comparison

General Shafter Elementary
vs.
Sunset

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

General Shafter Elementary
Sunset
  • Sunset reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than General Shafter Elementary (16 vs. 1).
  • General Shafter Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Sunset (75 vs. 62).
  • Sunset reported a higher in-school suspensions than General Shafter Elementary (5 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

General Shafter Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than Sunset (75 vs. 62).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Sunset reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than General Shafter Elementary (16 vs. 1).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Sunset reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than General Shafter Elementary (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

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

8 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Sunset

1 metric was reported by Sunset. Comparable data for General Shafter Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
305:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

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

Per-pupil spending
General Shafter Elementary
$21,145.25
Sunset
$22,041.42
Local revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
71%
Sunset
14.4%
State revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
19.9%
Sunset
68%
Federal revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
9.1%
Sunset
17.6%
District chronic absenteeism rate
General Shafter Elementary
41.9%
Sunset
24%

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.