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Compton, California - 35 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Compton Unified #292 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,276 per pupil, Compton Unified ranks #456 of 1880 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 $20,276 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 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 69/100, ranked #292 of 1526 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.
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
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
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 | Similar 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 $20,276 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #292 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 69/100, ranking #292 out of 1526 districts in California.
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