This Is The Worst School District In California

San Francisco CA

24 July, 2021

12:23 PM

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24/7 Wall St. San Francisco 2021-07-24 Every child is born to a unique set of circumstances. And it is these different social, familial, economic, environmental, and many other factors, that help shape who they become. While these conditions are countless, a handful of factors play an outsized role in a child's development and likelihood for future success — including academic success. Whether or not a child succeeds academically can depend considerably on school quality. A student who falls behind in one school district might have excelled academically in another. By no means limited to the classroom, many of the strongest influences on a child's future are in the home environment, and the resources available or absent there. Students in the Mendota Unified School District in central California face greater disadvantages to academic success than those in every other district in the state. At $12,746 a year, per-student spending in the district falls short of the statewide average of $14,035. Low spending likely partially explains why the district gets low marks for its resources and facilities from Niche. Children of college-educated parents are more likely to succeed academically than those whose parents have lower educational attainment. In the Mendota Unified School District, only about one in every 50 adults have a bachelor's degree, compared to about one in every three adults across California. The four measures used to determine the worst school district in every state are: the child poverty rate, the teacher-to-student ratio, per-pupil spending, and the share of adults with a college education. All data came from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics. This is the worst school district in every state. Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.