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Compton, California - 35 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Compton Unified #565 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,270 per pupil, Compton Unified ranks #907 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Compton Unified operates 35 public schools serving 17,437 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high, 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 $15,270 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 15.5% local, 70.8% state, and 13.8% 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 57/100, ranked #565 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 4 of 35 schools offering Advanced Placement (52 AP courses district-wide), a 236.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American, 0.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Compton Step, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.
Its largest campus is Dominguez High, enrolling 1,582 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Compton Virtual Academy, at 4 students, a 396x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Compton Unified school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 1,582 students (highest), a spread of 1,578 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 35 schools in Compton Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Compton Unified's schools, below the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Dominguez High | 1,582 |
| Compton High | 1,438 |
| Centennial High | 908 |
| Clinton William Jefferson | 692 |
| Kelly Elementary | 685 |
| Dickison Elementary | 681 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 642 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Elementary | 610 |
| Compton Early College High | 556 |
| Tibby Elementary | 554 |
| Emerson Elementary | 544 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 534 |
| Davis Middle | 520 |
| Rosecrans Elementary | 459 |
| Anderson Elementary | 451 |
| Longfellow Elementary | 450 |
| Mayo Elementary | 440 |
| Whaley Middle | 429 |
| Foster Elementary | 398 |
| Laurel Street Elementary | 377 |
| Bursch Elementary | 370 |
| Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary | 358 |
| Martin Luther King Elementary | 336 |
| Mckinley Elementary | 331 |
| Willowbrook Middle | 304 |
| Carver Elementary | 293 |
| Bunche Middle | 286 |
| Washington Elementary | 268 |
| Cesar Chavez Continuation High | 263 |
| Ralph Bunche Elementary | 217 |
| Enterprise Middle | 182 |
| Walton Middle | 72 |
| Thurgood Marshall | 51 |
| Compton Step | 15 |
| Compton Virtual Academy | 4 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pajaro Valley Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Alvord Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Palmdale Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Newport-Mesa Unified | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Oxnard Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Compton Unified's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Compton Unified has 35 schools, including 5 high, 21 elementary, 6 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 17,437 students.
Compton Unified spends $15,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #565 in California.
Compton Unified students are 81.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American, 0.4% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 35 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Compton Unified has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #565 out of 1517 districts in California.
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