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Davis, California - 16 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Davis Joint Unified #1039 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,208 per pupil, Davis Joint Unified ranks #921 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,398
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$15,208
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Davis Joint Unified operates 16 public schools serving 8,398 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 5 combined, 2 high 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 Yolo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,208 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 52.6% local, 40.4% state, and 7.0% 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 39/100, ranked #1039 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 3 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 364.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.1% White, 23.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pioneer Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.9/100.
Its largest campus is Davis Senior High, enrolling 1,755 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fairfield Elementary, at 48 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Davis Senior High accounts for 20.9% of all Davis Joint Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Davis Joint 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.
Davis Joint Unified school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Davis Joint Unified school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,755 students (highest), a spread of 1,707 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Davis Joint Unified student-counselor ratio is 365:1 — 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.
Davis Joint Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2% — 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 Davis Joint Unified is typically wider than the Davis Joint Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Davis Joint Unified has 16 schools, including 2 high, 5 combined, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,398 students.
How much does Davis Joint Unified spend per student?
Davis Joint Unified spends $15,208 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1039 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Davis Joint Unified?
Davis Joint Unified students are 45.1% White, 23.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 3.5% African American, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Davis Joint Unified?
Davis Joint Unified has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1039 out of 1517 districts in California.