An equity score of 27/100 ranks Black Oak Mine Unified #1318 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,405 per pupil, Black Oak Mine Unified ranks #1297 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,253
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,405
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Black Oak Mine Unified operates 6 public schools serving 1,253 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 El Dorado County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,405 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.5% local, 41.0% state, and 13.5% 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 27/100, ranked #1318 of 1526 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 218:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.9% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northside Elementary, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.
Its largest campus is Golden Sierra Junior Senior High, enrolling 436 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Divide High, at 9 students, a 48x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High accounts for 34.8% of all Black Oak Mine Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Black Oak Mine 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.
Black Oak Mine Unified school enrollment varies 48× across entities
Black Oak Mine Unified school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 436 students (highest), a spread of 427 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Black Oak Mine Unified student-counselor ratio is 218:1 — 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.
Black Oak Mine Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 34.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Black Oak Mine Unified has 6 schools, including 2 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,253 students.
How much does Black Oak Mine Unified spend per student?
Black Oak Mine Unified spends $15,405 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #1318 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Black Oak Mine Unified?
Black Oak Mine Unified students are 74.9% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Black Oak Mine Unified?
Black Oak Mine Unified has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #1318 out of 1526 districts in California.