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Manteca, California - 28 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Manteca Unified #1213 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,941 per pupil, Manteca Unified ranks #1429 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
24,667
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$12,941
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manteca Unified operates 28 public schools serving 24,667 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 elementary, 7 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 San Joaquin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,941 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 29.3% local, 59.7% state, and 11.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #1213 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 5 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (67 AP courses district-wide), a 311.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 13.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walter Woodward Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Manteca High, enrolling 1,907 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Vision High, at 105 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Manteca Unified school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Manteca Unified school enrollment ranges from 105 students (lowest) to 1,907 students (highest), a spread of 1,802 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.
Manteca Unified student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Manteca Unified is typically wider than the Manteca Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Manteca Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 41.4% — 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.