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Rialto, California - 29 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Rialto Unified #421 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,995 per pupil, Rialto Unified ranks #728 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
24,132
Total Enrollment
29
Schools
$15,995
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rialto Unified operates 29 public schools serving 24,132 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 1 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,995 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 16.4% local, 72.8% state, and 10.9% 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 63/100, ranked #421 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 3 of 29 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 296.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 38.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% African American, 2.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary, with a diversity index of 41.6/100.
Its largest campus is Rialto High, enrolling 2,623 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Zupanic Virtual Academy, at 90 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rialto Unified school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Rialto Unified school enrollment ranges from 90 students (lowest) to 2,623 students (highest), a spread of 2,533 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rialto Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Rialto Unified student-counselor ratio is 297:1 — 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 Rialto Unified is typically wider than the Rialto Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Rialto Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 38.4% — 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.