An equity score of 29/100 ranks Paso Robles Joint Unified #1264 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,310 per pupil, Paso Robles Joint Unified ranks #1131 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,341
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$16,310
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paso Robles Joint Unified operates 12 public schools serving 6,341 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 high, 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 San Luis Obispo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,310 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.1% local, 33.8% state, and 11.2% 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 29/100, ranked #1264 of 1526 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 1 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 476.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.0% Hispanic or Latino, 30.4% White, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pat Butler Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Paso Robles High, enrolling 1,986 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Paso Robles Independent Study Center, at 37 students, a 54x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Paso Robles High accounts for 28.6% of all Paso Robles Joint Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Paso Robles Joint Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Paso Robles Joint Unified school enrollment varies 54× across entities
Paso Robles Joint Unified school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,986 students (highest), a spread of 1,949 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Paso Robles Joint Unified student-counselor ratio is 477:1 — 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.
Paso Robles Joint Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 41.4% — 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.