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Anaheim, California - 24 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Anaheim Elementary #455 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,155 per pupil, Anaheim Elementary ranks #365 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Anaheim Elementary operates 24 public schools serving 14,618 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 24 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,155 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.1% local, 47.6% state, and 12.3% 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 62/100, ranked #455 of 1526 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 587.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 3.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary, with a diversity index of 49.1/100.
Its largest campus is Ponderosa Elementary, enrolling 785 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anaheim Elementary Online Academy, at 202 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Anaheim Elementary school enrollment ranges from 202 students (lowest) to 785 students (highest), a spread of 583 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 24 schools in Anaheim Elementary.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Anaheim Elementary's schools, below the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natomas Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Huntington Beach Union High | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Burbank Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Escondido Union | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Alhambra Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Anaheim Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Anaheim Elementary has 24 schools, including 24 elementary. Total enrollment is 14,618 students.
Anaheim Elementary spends $21,155 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #455 in California.
Anaheim Elementary students are 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 1.3% African American, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Anaheim Elementary has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #455 out of 1526 districts in California.
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