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El Monte, California - 7 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks El Monte Union High #144 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,953 per pupil, El Monte Union High ranks #296 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,882
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$18,953
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Monte Union High operates 7 public schools serving 7,882 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 high 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 $18,953 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 27.5% local, 60.9% state, and 11.5% 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 #144 of 1517 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 5 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (73 AP courses district-wide), a 239.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 0.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rosemead High, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rosemead High, enrolling 1,691 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is El Monte Union High School Community Day, at 25 students, a 68x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rosemead High accounts for 21.5% of all El Monte Union High student enrollment
That concentration means El Monte Union High-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.
El Monte Union High school enrollment varies 68× across entities
El Monte Union High school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 1,691 students (highest), a spread of 1,666 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
El Monte Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
El Monte Union High student-counselor ratio is 239:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
El Monte Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 30.3% — 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.
El Monte Union High has 7 schools, including 7 high. Total enrollment is 7,882 students.
How much does El Monte Union High spend per student?
El Monte Union High spends $18,953 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #144 in California.
What is the demographic composition of El Monte Union High?
El Monte Union High students are 85.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 0.6% White, 0.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Monte Union High?
El Monte Union High has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #144 out of 1517 districts in California.