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Sacramento, California - 19 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Natomas Unified #1035 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,690 per pupil, Natomas Unified ranks #1277 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,552
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$13,690
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Natomas Unified operates 19 public schools serving 14,552 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 high, 2 combined, 2 middle 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 Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,690 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 30.1% local, 60.5% state, and 9.4% 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 39/100, ranked #1035 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 4 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (40 AP courses district-wide), a 377.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.8% Asian, 18.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paso Verde, with a diversity index of 79.3/100.
Its largest campus is Inderkum High, enrolling 2,194 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Discovery High, at 130 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Natomas Unified school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Natomas Unified school enrollment ranges from 130 students (lowest) to 2,194 students (highest), a spread of 2,064 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.
Natomas Unified student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Natomas Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 31.2% — 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.