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Oakland, California - 80 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Oakland Unified #282 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,552 per pupil, Oakland Unified ranks #207 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Oakland Unified operates 80 public schools serving 34,149 students, placing it among the largest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 50 elementary, 14 high, 10 middle, 6 combined schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 $20,552 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 42.8% local, 42.5% state, and 14.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #282 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 7 of 80 schools offering Advanced Placement (59 AP courses district-wide), a 304.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 50.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% African American, 10.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cleveland Elementary, with a diversity index of 80.3/100.
Its largest campus is Oakland Technical High, enrolling 1,812 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Home and Hospital Program, at 3 students, a 604x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oakland Unified school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 1,812 students (highest), a spread of 1,809 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Oakland Unified is typically wider than the Oakland Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 80 schools in Oakland Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Oakland Unified's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Poway Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Fremont Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Stockton Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Sweetwater Union High | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Oakland Unified's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Oakland Unified has 80 schools, including 14 high, 6 combined, 10 middle, 50 elementary. Total enrollment is 34,149 students.
Oakland Unified spends $20,552 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #282 in California.
Oakland Unified students are 48.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% African American, 10.9% White, 8.4% Asian, averaged across 80 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Oakland Unified has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #282 out of 1517 districts in California.
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