An equity score of 78/100 ranks Anderson Valley Unified #129 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,917 per pupil, Anderson Valley Unified ranks #202 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
420
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$23,917
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson Valley Unified operates 2 public schools serving 420 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Mendocino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,917 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 39.6% local, 48.2% state, and 12.2% 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 78/100, ranked #129 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 192:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High accounts for 45.7% of all Anderson Valley Unified student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Anderson Valley Unified a distant remainder — means Anderson Valley Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Anderson Valley Unified reports 77.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Anderson Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Anderson Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 42.7% — 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.
Anderson Valley Unified has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 420 students.
How much does Anderson Valley Unified spend per student?
Anderson Valley Unified spends $23,917 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #129 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson Valley Unified?
Anderson Valley Unified students are 81.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% White, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson Valley Unified?
Anderson Valley Unified has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #129 out of 1526 districts in California.