An equity score of 20/100 ranks Los Alamitos Unified #1437 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,064 per pupil, Los Alamitos Unified ranks #1369 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,934
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$15,064
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Los Alamitos Unified operates 9 public schools serving 8,934 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,064 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.2% local, 42.3% state, and 8.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 20/100, ranked #1437 of 1526 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 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 930.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.9% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jack L. Weaver Elementary, with a diversity index of 74.4/100.
Its largest campus is Los Alamitos High, enrolling 2,915 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rossmoor Elementary, at 540 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Los Alamitos High accounts for 32.6% of all Los Alamitos Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Los Alamitos Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Los Alamitos Unified school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Los Alamitos Unified school enrollment ranges from 540 students (lowest) to 2,915 students (highest), a spread of 2,375 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Los Alamitos Unified student-counselor ratio is 931:1 — 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.
Los Alamitos Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Los Alamitos Unified has 9 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,934 students.
How much does Los Alamitos Unified spend per student?
Los Alamitos Unified spends $15,064 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #1437 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Los Alamitos Unified?
Los Alamitos Unified students are 35.9% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 1.9% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Los Alamitos Unified?
Los Alamitos Unified has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #1437 out of 1526 districts in California.