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Pomona, California - 38 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Pomona Unified #233 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,545 per pupil, Pomona Unified ranks #451 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Pomona Unified operates 38 public schools serving 21,391 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 25 elementary, 6 high, 4 middle, 3 combined 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 $17,545 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 21.6% local, 60.9% state, and 17.6% 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 71/100, ranked #233 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 6 of 38 schools offering Advanced Placement (70 AP courses district-wide), a 360.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Armstrong Elementary, with a diversity index of 59.8/100.
Its largest campus is Garey High, enrolling 1,567 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pomona Alternative, at 10 students, a 157x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pomona Unified school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 1,567 students (highest), a spread of 1,557 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). 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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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 scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 38 schools in Pomona Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Pomona Unified's schools, below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Palm Springs Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| William S. Hart Union High | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Torrance Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Tustin Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Pomona 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 →Pomona Unified has 38 schools, including 6 high, 3 combined, 25 elementary, 4 middle. Total enrollment is 21,391 students.
Pomona Unified spends $17,545 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #233 in California.
Pomona Unified students are 84.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Asian, 4.3% African American, 3.4% White, averaged across 38 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Pomona Unified has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #233 out of 1517 districts in California.
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