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Daly City, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Jefferson Union High #688 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,939 per pupil, Jefferson Union High ranks #398 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,884
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,939
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson Union High operates 5 public schools serving 3,884 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Mateo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,939 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 81.8% local, 13.2% state, and 5.1% 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 53/100, ranked #688 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (28 AP courses district-wide), a 121.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% Asian, 17.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oceana High, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Westmoor High, enrolling 1,278 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Thornton High, at 89 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westmoor High accounts for 32.9% of all Jefferson Union High student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson 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.
Jefferson Union High school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Jefferson Union High school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 1,278 students (highest), a spread of 1,189 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jefferson Union High student-counselor ratio is 122:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Jefferson Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 37.1% — 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.
Jefferson Union High has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 3,884 students.
How much does Jefferson Union High spend per student?
Jefferson Union High spends $17,939 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #688 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson Union High?
Jefferson Union High students are 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 32.4% Asian, 17.4% White, 1.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson Union High?
Jefferson Union High has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #688 out of 1517 districts in California.