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Ontario, California - 11 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Chaffey Joint Union High #778 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,404 per pupil, Chaffey Joint Union High ranks #876 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
23,145
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$15,404
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chaffey Joint Union High operates 11 public schools serving 23,145 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,404 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 35.9% local, 52.9% state, and 11.2% 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 49/100, ranked #778 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (109 AP courses district-wide), a 333:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 8.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rancho Cucamonga High, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Its largest campus is Etiwanda High, enrolling 3,446 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chaffey Community Day, at 20 students, a 172x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chaffey Joint Union High school enrollment varies 172× across entities
Chaffey Joint Union High school enrollment ranges from 20 students (lowest) to 3,446 students (highest), a spread of 3,426 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.
Chaffey Joint Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Chaffey Joint Union High student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — 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 Chaffey Joint Union High is typically wider than the Chaffey Joint Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Chaffey Joint Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 41.3% — 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.
Chaffey Joint Union High has 11 schools, including 11 high. Total enrollment is 23,145 students.
How much does Chaffey Joint Union High spend per student?
Chaffey Joint Union High spends $15,404 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #778 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Chaffey Joint Union High?
Chaffey Joint Union High students are 67.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% White, 8.3% African American, 7.8% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chaffey Joint Union High?
Chaffey Joint Union High has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #778 out of 1517 districts in California.