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Fallbrook, California - 10 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Fallbrook Union Elementary #158 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,460 per pupil, Fallbrook Union Elementary ranks #348 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,979
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$18,460
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fallbrook Union Elementary operates 10 public schools serving 4,979 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $18,460 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 26.7% local, 45.1% state, and 28.2% 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 75/100, ranked #158 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 555.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% White, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Its largest campus is James E. Potter Intermediate, enrolling 828 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Santa Margarita Academy, at 3 students, a 276x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
James E. Potter Intermediate accounts for 16.4% of all Fallbrook Union Elementary student enrollment
That concentration means Fallbrook Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Fallbrook Union Elementary school enrollment varies 276× across entities
Fallbrook Union Elementary school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 828 students (highest), a spread of 825 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.
Fallbrook Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.3% 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.
Fallbrook Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 555:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Fallbrook Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 44.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Fallbrook Union Elementary?
Fallbrook Union Elementary has 10 schools, including 1 middle, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,979 students.
How much does Fallbrook Union Elementary spend per student?
Fallbrook Union Elementary spends $18,460 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #158 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Fallbrook Union Elementary?
Fallbrook Union Elementary students are 70.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% White, 2.0% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fallbrook Union Elementary?
Fallbrook Union Elementary has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #158 out of 1517 districts in California.