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Salinas, California - 15 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Salinas City Elementary #367 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,429 per pupil, Salinas City Elementary ranks #437 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Salinas City Elementary operates 15 public schools serving 8,273 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary 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 Monterey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,429 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.1% local, 63.5% state, and 12.4% 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 66/100, ranked #367 of 1526 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.
a 578.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mission Park Elementary, with a diversity index of 36.5/100.
Its largest campus is Sherwood Elementary, enrolling 859 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Salinas City Virtual Academy, at 99 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Salinas City Elementary school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 859 students (highest), a spread of 760 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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 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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 15 schools in Salinas City Elementary.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Salinas City Elementary's schools, below the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary | 859 |
| Henry F. Kammann Elementary | 743 |
| Natividad Elementary | 705 |
| Mission Park Elementary | 657 |
| Lincoln Elementary | 646 |
| Los Padres Elementary | 620 |
| Boronda Meadows | 620 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 560 |
| El Gabilan Elementary | 548 |
| Monterey Park Elementary | 541 |
| University Park Elementary | 488 |
| Loma Vista Elementary | 445 |
| Laurel Wood Elementary | 417 |
| Boronda Elementary | 288 |
| Salinas City Virtual Academy | 99 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union High | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Calexico Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Westminster | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Davis Joint Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| San Lorenzo Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Salinas City Elementary'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 →Salinas City Elementary has 15 schools, including 15 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,273 students.
Salinas City Elementary spends $20,429 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #367 in California.
Salinas City Elementary students are 90.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% White, 1.4% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Salinas City Elementary has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #367 out of 1526 districts in California.
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