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Fallbrook, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Fallbrook Union High #727 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,598 per pupil, Fallbrook Union High ranks #616 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,096
Total Enrollment
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$16,598
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fallbrook Union High operates 3 public schools serving 2,096 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 $16,598 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 39.0% local, 44.2% state, and 16.8% 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 51/100, ranked #727 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 219.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% White, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oasis High (Alternative), with a diversity index of 52.6/100.
Its largest campus is Fallbrook High, enrolling 1,853 students (93% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ivy High (Continuation), at 69 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fallbrook High accounts for 88.4% of all Fallbrook Union High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fallbrook Union High a distant remainder — means Fallbrook 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.
Fallbrook Union High school enrollment varies 27× across entities
Fallbrook Union High school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 1,853 students (highest), a spread of 1,784 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fallbrook Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.7% 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 High student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Fallbrook Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — 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 Fallbrook Union High is typically wider than the Fallbrook Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Fallbrook Union High has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 2,096 students.
How much does Fallbrook Union High spend per student?
Fallbrook Union High spends $16,598 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #727 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Fallbrook Union High?
Fallbrook Union High students are 71.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fallbrook Union High?
Fallbrook Union High has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #727 out of 1517 districts in California.