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Berkeley, California - 6 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Albany City Unified #963 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,055 per pupil, Albany City Unified ranks #717 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,529
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,055
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Albany City Unified operates 6 public schools serving 3,529 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $16,055 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 31.2% local, 59.2% state, and 9.6% 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 42/100, ranked #963 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 155.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 30.7% Asian, 23.8% White, 23.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Albany Middle, with a diversity index of 75.8/100.
Its largest campus is Albany High, enrolling 1,122 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Macgregor High (Continuation), at 4 students, a 281x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Albany High accounts for 30.5% of all Albany City Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Albany City 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.
Albany City Unified school enrollment varies 281× across entities
Albany City Unified school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 1,122 students (highest), a spread of 1,118 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Albany City Unified student-counselor ratio is 155:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Albany City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Albany City Unified is typically wider than the Albany City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Albany City Unified has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,529 students.
How much does Albany City Unified spend per student?
Albany City Unified spends $16,055 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #963 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Albany City Unified?
Albany City Unified students are 30.7% Asian, 23.8% White, 23.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Albany City Unified?
Albany City Unified has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #963 out of 1517 districts in California.