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Adelanto, California - 15 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Adelanto Elementary #263 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,932 per pupil, Adelanto Elementary ranks #545 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,742
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$16,932
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Adelanto Elementary operates 15 public schools serving 7,742 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 elementary, 3 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,932 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.2% local, 67.6% state, and 20.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #263 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 553.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 56.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% African American, 5.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Adelanto Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Melva Davis Academy of Excellence, enrolling 833 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Adelanto Virtual Academy, at 85 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Adelanto Elementary school enrollment varies 9.8× across entities
Adelanto Elementary school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 833 students (highest), a spread of 748 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Adelanto Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Adelanto Elementary student-counselor ratio is 553:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Adelanto Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 56.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.