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Pescadero, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks La Honda-Pescadero Unified #230 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,081 per pupil, La Honda-Pescadero Unified ranks #86 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
258
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$27,081
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
La Honda-Pescadero Unified operates 3 public schools serving 258 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 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 $27,081 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.3% local, 20.0% state, and 7.7% 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 72/100, ranked #230 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 81:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.1% Hispanic or Latino, 37.6% White, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is La Honda Elementary, with a diversity index of 42.3/100.
Pescadero Elementary and Middle accounts for 46.3% of all La Honda-Pescadero Unified student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of La Honda-Pescadero Unified a distant remainder — means La Honda-Pescadero 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.
La Honda-Pescadero Unified student-counselor ratio is 81:1 — 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.
La Honda-Pescadero Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — 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.
How many schools are in La Honda-Pescadero Unified?
La Honda-Pescadero Unified has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 258 students.
How much does La Honda-Pescadero Unified spend per student?
La Honda-Pescadero Unified spends $27,081 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #230 in California.
What is the demographic composition of La Honda-Pescadero Unified?
La Honda-Pescadero Unified students are 60.1% Hispanic or Latino, 37.6% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for La Honda-Pescadero Unified?
La Honda-Pescadero Unified has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #230 out of 1517 districts in California.