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Escondido, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Escondido Union High #467 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,727 per pupil, Escondido Union High ranks #578 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,881
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,727
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Escondido Union High operates 5 public schools serving 6,881 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,727 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 42.8% local, 46.9% state, and 10.3% 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 61/100, ranked #467 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 4 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 306.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% White, 4.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science, with a diversity index of 50.4/100.
Its largest campus is San Pasqual High, enrolling 1,846 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Valley High (Continuation), at 269 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
San Pasqual High accounts for 26.8% of all Escondido Union High student enrollment
That concentration means Escondido 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.
Escondido Union High school enrollment varies 6.9× across entities
Escondido Union High school enrollment ranges from 269 students (lowest) to 1,846 students (highest), a spread of 1,577 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 High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.6% 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 High student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Escondido Union High is typically wider than the Escondido Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Escondido Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — 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.
Escondido Union High has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 6,881 students.
How much does Escondido Union High spend per student?
Escondido Union High spends $16,727 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #467 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Escondido Union High?
Escondido Union High students are 80.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% White, 4.4% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Escondido Union High?
Escondido Union High has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #467 out of 1517 districts in California.