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Alpine, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Alpine Union Elementary #1245 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,533 per pupil, Alpine Union Elementary ranks #1509 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,523
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,533
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alpine Union Elementary operates 5 public schools serving 1,523 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,533 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.9% local, 42.6% state, and 7.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #1245 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.
a 367:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% White, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountain View Learning Academy, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.
Its largest campus is Joan Macqueen Middle, enrolling 405 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mountain View Learning Academy, at 64 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Joan Macqueen Middle accounts for 26.6% of all Alpine Union Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Alpine Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Alpine Union Elementary school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities
Alpine Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 64 students (lowest) to 405 students (highest), a spread of 341 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alpine Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alpine Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Alpine Union Elementary is typically wider than the Alpine Union Elementary-aggregate figure suggests.
Alpine Union Elementary has 5 schools, including 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,523 students.
How much does Alpine Union Elementary spend per student?
Alpine Union Elementary spends $12,533 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1245 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Alpine Union Elementary?
Alpine Union Elementary students are 51.0% White, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alpine Union Elementary?
Alpine Union Elementary has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1245 out of 1517 districts in California.