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Covina, California - 17 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Covina-Valley Unified #705 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,183 per pupil, Covina-Valley Unified ranks #786 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Covina-Valley Unified operates 17 public schools serving 11,130 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 4 high, 3 middle, 1 combined 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 $18,183 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 26.0% local, 61.7% state, and 12.3% 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 52/100, ranked #705 of 1526 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 3 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (46 AP courses district-wide), a 431.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 5.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mesa Elementary, with a diversity index of 59.8/100.
Its largest campus is South Hills High, enrolling 1,568 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Covina-Valley Learning Options Academy, at 57 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Covina-Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 57 students (lowest) to 1,568 students (highest), a spread of 1,511 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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 clears the 50% majority mark. 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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 Covina-Valley Unified is typically wider than the Covina-Valley Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 17 schools in Covina-Valley Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Covina-Valley Unified's schools, below the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| South Hills High | 1,568 |
| Northview High | 1,247 |
| Covina High | 1,056 |
| Las Palmas Middle | 887 |
| Sierra Vista Middle | 778 |
| Mesa Elementary | 753 |
| Traweek Middle | 614 |
| Grovecenter Elementary | 595 |
| Cypress Elementary | 558 |
| Barranca Elementary | 529 |
| Ben Lomond Elementary | 506 |
| Merwin Elementary | 462 |
| Workman Avenue Elementary | 455 |
| Manzanita Elementary | 425 |
| Rowland Avenue Elementary | 423 |
| Fairvalley High (Continuation) | 115 |
| Covina-Valley Learning Options Academy | 57 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Los Banos Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Carlsbad Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Merced City Elementary | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Victor Valley Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Covina-Valley 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 →Covina-Valley Unified has 17 schools, including 4 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11,130 students.
Covina-Valley Unified spends $18,183 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #705 in California.
Covina-Valley Unified students are 80.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 5.1% White, 2.7% African American, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Covina-Valley Unified has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #705 out of 1526 districts in California.
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