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Sunnyvale, California - 23 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Cupertino Union #1341 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,632 per pupil, Cupertino Union ranks #1057 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,467
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$14,632
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cupertino Union operates 23 public schools serving 13,467 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 elementary, 5 middle 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,632 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 60.6% local, 33.6% state, and 5.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #1341 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.
a 465.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.3% Asian, 12.2% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chester W. Nimitz Elementary, with a diversity index of 70.2/100.
Its largest campus is Joaquin Miller Middle, enrolling 1,067 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chester W. Nimitz Elementary, at 350 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cupertino Union school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Cupertino Union school enrollment ranges from 350 students (lowest) to 1,067 students (highest), a spread of 717 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.
Cupertino Union student-counselor ratio is 466:1 — 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.
Cupertino Union chronic absenteeism rate is 8.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Cupertino Union has 23 schools, including 5 middle, 18 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,467 students.
How much does Cupertino Union spend per student?
Cupertino Union spends $14,632 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #1341 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Cupertino Union?
Cupertino Union students are 68.3% Asian, 12.2% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cupertino Union?
Cupertino Union has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #1341 out of 1517 districts in California.