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Ramona, California - 11 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Ramona City Unified #1215 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,417 per pupil, Ramona City Unified ranks #1348 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,082
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,417
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ramona City Unified operates 11 public schools serving 5,082 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 1 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 Tulare County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,417 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 47.1% local, 45.7% state, and 7.2% 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 31/100, ranked #1215 of 1517 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 2 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 362.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.6% White, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James Dukes Elementary, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.
Its largest campus is Ramona High, enrolling 1,404 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Future Bound Independent Study Secondary, at 23 students, a 61x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ramona High accounts for 27.6% of all Ramona City Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ramona 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.
Ramona City Unified school enrollment varies 61× across entities
Ramona City Unified school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 1,404 students (highest), a spread of 1,381 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.
Ramona City Unified student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — 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.
Ramona City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — 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.
Ramona City Unified has 11 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 5,082 students.
How much does Ramona City Unified spend per student?
Ramona City Unified spends $13,417 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #1215 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ramona City Unified?
Ramona City Unified students are 47.1% Hispanic or Latino, 43.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ramona City Unified?
Ramona City Unified has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #1215 out of 1517 districts in California.