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Brentwood, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Liberty Union High #1009 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,237 per pupil, Liberty Union High ranks #1152 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,233
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,237
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty Union High operates 5 public schools serving 8,233 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,237 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 52.3% local, 42.0% state, and 5.8% 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 40/100, ranked #1009 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (63 AP courses district-wide), a 418.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.5% White, 10.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heritage High, with a diversity index of 76.4/100.
Its largest campus is Liberty High, enrolling 2,836 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Independence High, at 163 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Liberty High accounts for 34.4% of all Liberty Union High student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Liberty 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.
Liberty Union High school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Liberty Union High school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 2,836 students (highest), a spread of 2,673 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.
Liberty Union High student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Liberty Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 27.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Liberty Union High is typically wider than the Liberty Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Liberty Union High has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 8,233 students.
How much does Liberty Union High spend per student?
Liberty Union High spends $14,237 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #1009 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty Union High?
Liberty Union High students are 41.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.5% White, 10.8% Asian, 10.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty Union High?
Liberty Union High has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #1009 out of 1517 districts in California.