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Norwalk, California - 25 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Norwalk-La Mirada Unified #353 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,508 per pupil, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ranks #460 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
15,406
Total Enrollment
25
Schools
$17,508
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified operates 25 public schools serving 15,406 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,508 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 24.4% local, 65.5% state, and 10.1% 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 66/100, ranked #353 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 3 of 25 schools offering Advanced Placement (58 AP courses district-wide), a 261.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 5.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eastwood Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.
Its largest campus is Norwalk High, enrolling 2,075 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arturo Sanchez Elementary, at 239 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school enrollment varies 8.7× across entities
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school enrollment ranges from 239 students (lowest) to 2,075 students (highest), a spread of 1,836 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.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.1% 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). 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.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Norwalk-La Mirada Unified is typically wider than the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 35.6% — 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.