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Oakland, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Oakland Unity High District #553 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,407 per pupil, Oakland Unity High District ranks #1110 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Oakland Unity High District operates 1 public schools serving 351 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $14,407 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 26.4% local, 63.3% state, and 10.3% 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 58/100, ranked #553 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 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 295:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American, 5.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oakland Unity High, enrolling 295 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Oakland Unity High accounts for 84.0% of all Oakland Unity High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oakland Unity High District a distant remainder — means Oakland Unity High District-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.
Oakland Unity High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.6% 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 — including this one — 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.
Oakland Unity High District student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — 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 Oakland Unity High District is typically wider than the Oakland Unity High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Oakland Unity High District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
How many schools are in Oakland Unity High District?
Oakland Unity High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 351 students.
How much does Oakland Unity High District spend per student?
Oakland Unity High District spends $14,407 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #553 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Oakland Unity High District?
Oakland Unity High District students are 83.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American, 5.1% White, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oakland Unity High District?
Oakland Unity High District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #553 out of 1517 districts in California.