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Claremont, California - 11 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Claremont Unified #1041 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,121 per pupil, Claremont Unified ranks #1180 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,386
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$14,121
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Claremont Unified operates 11 public schools serving 6,386 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,121 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 34.1% local, 59.3% state, and 6.6% 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 39/100, ranked #1041 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 385.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% White, 10.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chaparral Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Its largest campus is Claremont High, enrolling 2,065 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Danbury Special Education, at 47 students, a 44x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Claremont High accounts for 32.3% of all Claremont Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Claremont 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.
Claremont Unified school enrollment varies 44× across entities
Claremont Unified school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 2,065 students (highest), a spread of 2,018 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Claremont Unified student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Claremont Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 35.5% — 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.