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Burbank, California - 20 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Burbank Unified #984 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,677 per pupil, Burbank Unified ranks #1033 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,432
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$14,677
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Burbank Unified operates 20 public schools serving 14,432 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle, 3 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,677 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 36.7% local, 52.3% state, and 11.0% 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 41/100, ranked #984 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 3 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (39 AP courses district-wide), a 312.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.1% White, 33.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thomas Edison Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Burbank High, enrolling 2,457 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Burbank Usd Community Day, at 27 students, a 91x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Burbank High accounts for 17.0% of all Burbank Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Burbank Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Burbank Unified school enrollment varies 91× across entities
Burbank Unified school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 2,457 students (highest), a spread of 2,430 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.
Burbank Unified student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — 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 Burbank Unified is typically wider than the Burbank Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Burbank Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — 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 Burbank Unified is typically wider than the Burbank Unified-aggregate figure suggests.