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Newark, California - 10 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Newark Unified #1115 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,703 per pupil, Newark Unified ranks #1027 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,955
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$14,703
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newark Unified operates 10 public schools serving 4,955 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,703 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 52.1% local, 36.7% state, and 11.3% 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 36/100, ranked #1115 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 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 8.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John F. Kennedy Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Newark Memorial High, enrolling 1,367 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crossroads High (Alternative), at 31 students, a 44x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newark Memorial High accounts for 27.6% of all Newark Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newark 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.
Newark Unified school enrollment varies 44× across entities
Newark Unified school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 1,367 students (highest), a spread of 1,336 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.
Newark Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Newark Unified is typically wider than the Newark Unified-aggregate figure suggests.