An equity score of 69/100 ranks Brawley Union High #296 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,218 per pupil, Brawley Union High ranks #596 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,055
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,218
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brawley Union High operates 3 public schools serving 2,055 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Imperial County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,218 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 16.6% local, 68.1% state, and 15.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #296 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 150:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brawley Union High, with a diversity index of 12.4/100.
Its largest campus is Brawley Union High, enrolling 1,863 students (91% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Renaissance, at 22 students, a 85x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brawley Union High accounts for 90.7% of all Brawley Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brawley Union High a distant remainder — means Brawley Union High-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Brawley Union High school enrollment varies 85× across entities
Brawley Union High school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 1,863 students (highest), a spread of 1,841 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Brawley Union High reports 66.2% free-lunch eligibility
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.
Brawley Union High student-counselor ratio is 150:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Brawley Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 23.9% — 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 Brawley Union High is typically wider than the Brawley Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Brawley Union High has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 2,055 students.
How much does Brawley Union High spend per student?
Brawley Union High spends $19,218 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #296 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Brawley Union High?
Brawley Union High students are 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brawley Union High?
Brawley Union High has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #296 out of 1526 districts in California.