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Glendale, California - 32 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Glendale Unified #718 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,070 per pupil, Glendale Unified ranks #523 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Glendale Unified operates 32 public schools serving 24,456 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 20 elementary, 5 high, 4 middle, 3 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,070 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 28.9% local, 50.7% state, and 20.4% 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 51/100, ranked #718 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 4 of 32 schools offering Advanced Placement (82 AP courses district-wide), a 443.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.4% White, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dunsmore Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Crescenta Valley High, enrolling 2,624 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jewel City Community Day, at 9 students, a 292x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Glendale Unified school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 2,624 students (highest), a spread of 2,615 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Glendale Unified is typically wider than the Glendale Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 32 schools in Glendale Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Glendale Unified's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Crescenta Valley High | 2,624 |
| Glendale High | 2,066 |
| Herbert Hoover High | 1,590 |
| Eleanor J. Toll Middle | 1,412 |
| Rosemont Middle | 1,221 |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle | 1,182 |
| Anderson W. Clark Magnet High | 1,136 |
| Mark Keppel Elementary | 955 |
| R. D. White Elementary | 948 |
| Thomas Edison Elementary | 859 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Middle | 842 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 815 |
| John Muir Elementary | 810 |
| Balboa Elementary | 799 |
| Monte Vista Elementary | 721 |
| Verdugo Woodlands Elementary | 676 |
| Horace Mann Elementary | 672 |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary | 608 |
| Dunsmore Elementary | 589 |
| John C. Fremont Elementary | 578 |
| Mountain Avenue Elementary | 551 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary | 495 |
| Cerritos Elementary | 490 |
| Columbus Elementary | 488 |
| Glenoaks Elementary | 486 |
| John Marshall Elementary | 486 |
| Valley View Elementary | 461 |
| La Crescenta Elementary | 400 |
| Verdugo Academy | 135 |
| College View | 118 |
| Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation) | 72 |
| Jewel City Community Day | 9 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteca Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Orange Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Rialto Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Twin Rivers Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Saddleback Valley Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Glendale Unified's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Glendale Unified has 32 schools, including 5 high, 4 middle, 20 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 24,456 students.
Glendale Unified spends $17,070 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #718 in California.
Glendale Unified students are 59.4% White, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 32 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Glendale Unified has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #718 out of 1517 districts in California.
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