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Fairfield, California - 30 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Fairfield-Suisun Unified #1155 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,113 per pupil, Fairfield-Suisun Unified ranks #1395 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,559
Total Enrollment
30
Schools
$13,113
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield-Suisun Unified operates 30 public schools serving 20,559 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 20 elementary, 4 high, 4 middle, 2 combined 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 Solano County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,113 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 29.6% local, 60.2% state, and 10.3% 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 34/100, ranked #1155 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 3 of 30 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 475.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 13.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Angelo Rodriguez High, with a diversity index of 78.7/100.
Its largest campus is Angelo Rodriguez High, enrolling 2,111 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is H. Glenn Richardson, at 25 students, a 84x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified school enrollment varies 84× across entities
Fairfield-Suisun Unified school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 2,111 students (highest), a spread of 2,086 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.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified student-counselor ratio is 475:1 — 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.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 41.8% — 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.