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Hollister, California - 10 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Hollister #1042 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,365 per pupil, Hollister ranks #1122 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,670
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$14,365
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hollister operates 10 public schools serving 5,670 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 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 Benito County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,365 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 30.0% local, 59.8% state, and 10.1% 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 39/100, ranked #1042 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.
a 558.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% White, 3.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cerra Vista Elementary, with a diversity index of 47.4/100.
Hollister school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Hollister school enrollment ranges from 151 students (lowest) to 858 students (highest), a spread of 707 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hollister student-counselor ratio is 558:1 — 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.
Hollister chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — 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.