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Sunnyvale, California - 6 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Fremont Union High #697 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,693 per pupil, Fremont Union High ranks #254 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,019
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,693
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fremont Union High operates 6 public schools serving 10,019 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,693 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 84.4% local, 10.9% state, and 4.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #697 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 5 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (84 AP courses district-wide), a 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.2% Asian, 25.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Homestead High, with a diversity index of 69.8/100.
Its largest campus is Homestead High, enrolling 2,224 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Community Day, at 6 students, a 371x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Homestead High accounts for 22.2% of all Fremont Union High student enrollment
That concentration means Fremont 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.
Fremont Union High school enrollment varies 371× across entities
Fremont Union High school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 2,224 students (highest), a spread of 2,218 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.
Fremont Union High student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — 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.
Fremont Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 10.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Fremont Union High has 6 schools, including 6 high. Total enrollment is 10,019 students.
How much does Fremont Union High spend per student?
Fremont Union High spends $19,693 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #697 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Fremont Union High?
Fremont Union High students are 51.2% Asian, 25.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% White, 3.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fremont Union High?
Fremont Union High has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #697 out of 1517 districts in California.