An equity score of 76/100 ranks Delhi Unified #158 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,087 per pupil, Delhi Unified ranks #622 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,392
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,087
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delhi Unified operates 5 public schools serving 2,392 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Merced County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,087 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 9.6% local, 76.2% state, and 14.2% 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 76/100, ranked #158 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 361:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmony Elementary, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Its largest campus is Delhi High, enrolling 710 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Delhi High accounts for 29.7% of all Delhi Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Delhi Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Delhi Unified school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Delhi Unified school enrollment ranges from 289 students (lowest) to 710 students (highest), a spread of 421 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.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Delhi Unified student-counselor ratio is 361:1 — 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.
Delhi Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 39.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.