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Piedmont, California - 6 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Piedmont City Unified #540 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,957 per pupil, Piedmont City Unified ranks #197 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,336
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$20,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Piedmont City Unified operates 6 public schools serving 2,336 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle 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 $20,957 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 72.0% local, 25.5% state, and 2.5% 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 58/100, ranked #540 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 344.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% White, 15.4% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Millennium High Alternative, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.
Its largest campus is Piedmont High, enrolling 733 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Millennium High Alternative, at 61 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Piedmont High accounts for 30.0% of all Piedmont City Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Piedmont City 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.
Piedmont City Unified school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Piedmont City Unified school enrollment ranges from 61 students (lowest) to 733 students (highest), a spread of 672 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.
Piedmont City Unified student-counselor ratio is 345:1 — 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 Piedmont City Unified is typically wider than the Piedmont City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Piedmont City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Piedmont City Unified has 6 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,336 students.
How much does Piedmont City Unified spend per student?
Piedmont City Unified spends $20,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #540 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Piedmont City Unified?
Piedmont City Unified students are 49.1% White, 15.4% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Piedmont City Unified?
Piedmont City Unified has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #540 out of 1517 districts in California.