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Escondido, California - 24 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Escondido Union #309 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,027 per pupil, Escondido Union ranks #533 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,322
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$17,027
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Escondido Union operates 24 public schools serving 14,322 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,027 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 32.4% local, 52.9% state, and 14.7% 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 68/100, ranked #309 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.
a 378.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 49.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 4.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bernardo Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Its largest campus is Bear Valley Middle, enrolling 923 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Limitless Learning Academy, at 119 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Escondido Union school enrollment varies 7.8× across entities
Escondido Union school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 923 students (highest), a spread of 804 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.
Escondido Union has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.2% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Escondido Union student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — 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.
Escondido Union chronic absenteeism rate is 49.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Escondido Union has 24 schools, including 5 middle, 19 elementary. Total enrollment is 14,322 students.
How much does Escondido Union spend per student?
Escondido Union spends $17,027 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #309 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Escondido Union?
Escondido Union students are 78.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 4.0% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Escondido Union?
Escondido Union has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #309 out of 1517 districts in California.