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Napa, California - 26 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Napa Valley Unified #1372 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,207 per pupil, Napa Valley Unified ranks #1384 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,174
Total Enrollment
26
Schools
$13,207
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Napa Valley Unified operates 26 public schools serving 16,174 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 elementary, 5 high, 4 middle, 1 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 Napa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,207 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 57.7% local, 34.5% state, and 7.8% 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 23/100, ranked #1372 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 3 of 26 schools offering Advanced Placement (39 AP courses district-wide), a 596.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% White, 6.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is American Canyon High, with a diversity index of 72.1/100.
Its largest campus is American Canyon High, enrolling 1,720 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Napa Valley Independent Studies, at 116 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Napa Valley Unified school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Napa Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 116 students (lowest) to 1,720 students (highest), a spread of 1,604 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.
Napa Valley Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% 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.
Napa Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 597:1 — 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.
Napa Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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.
Napa Valley Unified has 26 schools, including 5 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 16,174 students.
How much does Napa Valley Unified spend per student?
Napa Valley Unified spends $13,207 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1372 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Napa Valley Unified?
Napa Valley Unified students are 61.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% White, 6.6% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 26 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Napa Valley Unified?
Napa Valley Unified has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1372 out of 1517 districts in California.