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Los Gatos, California - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary #1052 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,410 per pupil, Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary ranks #355 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
436
Total Enrollment
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$18,410
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary operates 2 public schools serving 436 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Santa Cruz County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,410 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 83.6% local, 13.1% state, and 3.3% 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 39/100, ranked #1052 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 733.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Loma Prieta Elementary, enrolling 259 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Loma Prieta Elementary accounts for 59.4% of all Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary-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.
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 734:1 — 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.
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary?
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 436 students.
How much does Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary spend per student?
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary spends $18,410 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1052 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary?
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary students are 64.7% White, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary?
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1052 out of 1517 districts in California.