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Buena Park, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Buena Park Elementary #537 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,711 per pupil, Buena Park Elementary ranks #581 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,966
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,711
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buena Park Elementary operates 7 public schools serving 3,966 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,711 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.2% local, 51.5% state, and 11.3% 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 58/100, ranked #537 of 1517 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 559.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arthur F. Corey Elementary, with a diversity index of 59.7/100.
Its largest campus is Charles G. Emery Elementary, enrolling 646 students (18% of the district's total enrollment).
Charles G. Emery Elementary accounts for 16.3% of all Buena Park Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Buena Park Elementary-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.
Buena Park Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Buena Park Elementary student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Buena Park Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4% — 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.
Buena Park Elementary has 7 schools, including 5 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 3,966 students.
How much does Buena Park Elementary spend per student?
Buena Park Elementary spends $16,711 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #537 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Buena Park Elementary?
Buena Park Elementary students are 66.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 3.3% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buena Park Elementary?
Buena Park Elementary has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #537 out of 1517 districts in California.