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Culver City, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Culver City Unified #1113 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,708 per pupil, Culver City Unified ranks #1026 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,826
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$14,708
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Culver City Unified operates 7 public schools serving 6,826 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $14,708 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 39.3% local, 51.6% state, and 9.1% 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 36/100, ranked #1113 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 501.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 26.1% White, 11.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is El Rincon Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.6/100.
Its largest campus is Culver City High, enrolling 2,012 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is La Ballona Elementary, at 531 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Culver City High accounts for 29.5% of all Culver City Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Culver City 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.
Culver City Unified school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Culver City Unified school enrollment ranges from 531 students (lowest) to 2,012 students (highest), a spread of 1,481 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Culver City Unified student-counselor ratio is 502:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Culver City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Culver City Unified is typically wider than the Culver City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Culver City Unified has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,826 students.
How much does Culver City Unified spend per student?
Culver City Unified spends $14,708 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1113 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Culver City Unified?
Culver City Unified students are 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 26.1% White, 11.7% Asian, 9.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Culver City Unified?
Culver City Unified has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1113 out of 1517 districts in California.