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El Segundo, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks El Segundo Unified #1437 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,994 per pupil, El Segundo Unified ranks #1418 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,508
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,994
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Segundo Unified operates 5 public schools serving 3,508 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 elementary, 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 $12,994 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 43.7% local, 48.8% state, and 7.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 19/100, ranked #1437 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 424.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.6% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Center Street Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.4/100.
Its largest campus is El Segundo High, enrolling 1,232 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arena High (Continuation), at 32 students, a 39x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
El Segundo High accounts for 35.1% of all El Segundo Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means El Segundo 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.
El Segundo Unified school enrollment varies 39× across entities
El Segundo Unified school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,232 students (highest), a spread of 1,200 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.
El Segundo Unified student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — 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.
El Segundo Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 El Segundo Unified is typically wider than the El Segundo Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
El Segundo Unified has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,508 students.
How much does El Segundo Unified spend per student?
El Segundo Unified spends $12,994 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1437 in California.
What is the demographic composition of El Segundo Unified?
El Segundo Unified students are 44.6% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 3.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Segundo Unified?
El Segundo Unified has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1437 out of 1517 districts in California.