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Alameda, California - 15 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Alameda Unified #1112 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,276 per pupil, Alameda Unified ranks #678 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,830
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$16,276
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alameda Unified operates 15 public schools serving 8,830 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 3 high, 2 middle, 1 combined 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,276 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 53.0% local, 39.0% state, and 8.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #1112 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 279.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 29.2% Asian, 27.1% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ruby Bridges Elementary, with a diversity index of 79.4/100.
Its largest campus is Alameda High, enrolling 1,868 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Island High (Continuation), at 76 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Alameda High accounts for 20.2% of all Alameda Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Alameda Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alameda Unified school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Alameda Unified school enrollment ranges from 76 students (lowest) to 1,868 students (highest), a spread of 1,792 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alameda Unified student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Alameda Unified is typically wider than the Alameda Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Alameda Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Alameda Unified is typically wider than the Alameda Unified-aggregate figure suggests.