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Bonsall, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Bonsall Unified #1139 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,818 per pupil, Bonsall Unified ranks #1250 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,163
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,818
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bonsall Unified operates 5 public schools serving 2,163 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle, 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,818 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 48.9% local, 37.3% state, and 13.8% 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 35/100, ranked #1139 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 303.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.8% White, 3.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bonsall West Elementary, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bonsall Elementary, enrolling 949 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vivian Banks Charter, at 71 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bonsall Elementary accounts for 41.7% of all Bonsall Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bonsall Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bonsall Unified school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Bonsall Unified school enrollment ranges from 71 students (lowest) to 949 students (highest), a spread of 878 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bonsall Unified student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bonsall Unified is typically wider than the Bonsall Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Bonsall Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Bonsall Unified is typically wider than the Bonsall Unified-aggregate figure suggests.