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Rodeo, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks John Swett Unified #406 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,647 per pupil, John Swett Unified ranks #435 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,234
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,647
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
John Swett Unified operates 4 public schools serving 1,234 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,647 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 54.6% local, 34.9% state, and 10.5% 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 64/100, ranked #406 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 117:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 14.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carquinez Middle, with a diversity index of 75.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rodeo Hills Elementary, enrolling 534 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Willow High, at 26 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rodeo Hills Elementary accounts for 43.3% of all John Swett Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means John Swett Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
John Swett Unified school enrollment varies 21× across entities
John Swett Unified school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 534 students (highest), a spread of 508 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.
John Swett Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.1% 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.
John Swett Unified student-counselor ratio is 117:1 — 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.
John Swett Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 33.1% — 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.
John Swett Unified has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,234 students.
How much does John Swett Unified spend per student?
John Swett Unified spends $17,647 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #406 in California.
What is the demographic composition of John Swett Unified?
John Swett Unified students are 45.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 14.2% African American, 14.1% White, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John Swett Unified?
John Swett Unified has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #406 out of 1517 districts in California.