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Moreno Valley, California - 38 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Moreno Valley Unified #283 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,447 per pupil, Moreno Valley Unified ranks #645 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
31,653
Total Enrollment
38
Schools
$16,447
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Moreno Valley Unified operates 38 public schools serving 31,653 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 23 elementary, 6 high, 6 middle, 3 combined 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 Riverside County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,447 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 16.5% local, 70.3% state, and 13.2% 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 69/100, ranked #283 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 38 schools offering Advanced Placement (63 AP courses district-wide), a 500.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% African American, 5.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is La Jolla Elementary, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
Its largest campus is Valley View High, enrolling 2,699 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alessandro, at 46 students, a 59x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Moreno Valley Unified school enrollment varies 59× across entities
Moreno Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 2,699 students (highest), a spread of 2,653 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Moreno Valley Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.7% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Moreno Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 501:1 — 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.
Moreno Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 47.5% — 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.
Moreno Valley Unified has 38 schools, including 6 high, 6 middle, 23 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 31,653 students.
How much does Moreno Valley Unified spend per student?
Moreno Valley Unified spends $16,447 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #283 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Moreno Valley Unified?
Moreno Valley Unified students are 74.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% African American, 5.3% White, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 38 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Moreno Valley Unified?
Moreno Valley Unified has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #283 out of 1517 districts in California.