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Mariposa, California - 11 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Mariposa County Unified #691 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,723 per pupil, Mariposa County Unified ranks #801 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,688
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$15,723
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mariposa County Unified operates 11 public schools serving 1,688 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 4 high, 1 combined 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 Mariposa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,723 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 56.5% local, 27.6% state, and 15.9% 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 53/100, ranked #691 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 182.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sierra Home, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.
Its largest campus is Mariposa County High, enrolling 461 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Yosemite Park High, at 2 students, a 231x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mariposa County High accounts for 27.3% of all Mariposa County Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mariposa County Unified-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.
Mariposa County Unified school enrollment varies 231× across entities
Mariposa County Unified school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 461 students (highest), a spread of 459 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mariposa County Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Mariposa County Unified student-counselor ratio is 182:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Mariposa County Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 49.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Mariposa County Unified has 11 schools, including 4 high, 6 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,688 students.
How much does Mariposa County Unified spend per student?
Mariposa County Unified spends $15,723 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #691 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Mariposa County Unified?
Mariposa County Unified students are 52.9% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mariposa County Unified?
Mariposa County Unified has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #691 out of 1517 districts in California.