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St. Helena, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Saint Helena Unified #181 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,699 per pupil, Saint Helena Unified ranks #46 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,121
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$34,699
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Saint Helena Unified operates 4 public schools serving 1,121 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 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 Napa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,699 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 85.3% local, 9.3% state, and 5.3% 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 74/100, ranked #181 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 441.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% Hispanic or Latino, 44.6% White, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Saint Helena Primary, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.
Its largest campus is Saint Helena High, enrolling 416 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Saint Helena High accounts for 37.1% of all Saint Helena Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Saint Helena 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.
Saint Helena Unified school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Saint Helena Unified school enrollment ranges from 193 students (lowest) to 416 students (highest), a spread of 223 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Saint Helena Unified student-counselor ratio is 442:1 — 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.
Saint Helena Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Saint Helena Unified has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,121 students.
How much does Saint Helena Unified spend per student?
Saint Helena Unified spends $34,699 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #181 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Saint Helena Unified?
Saint Helena Unified students are 51.0% Hispanic or Latino, 44.6% White, 1.6% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Saint Helena Unified?
Saint Helena Unified has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #181 out of 1517 districts in California.