An equity score of 65/100 ranks San Jacinto Unified #387 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,848 per pupil, San Jacinto Unified ranks #663 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,276
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$18,848
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Jacinto Unified operates 14 public schools serving 10,276 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 3 high, 2 middle, 1 combined 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 Riverside County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,848 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 16.1% local, 67.0% state, and 16.9% 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 65/100, ranked #387 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 462.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% White, 7.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mountain Heights Academy, with a diversity index of 45.6/100.
Its largest campus is San Jacinto High, enrolling 2,388 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mountain Heights Academy, at 125 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
San Jacinto High accounts for 23.2% of all San Jacinto Unified student enrollment
That concentration means San Jacinto Unified-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
San Jacinto Unified school enrollment varies 19× across entities
San Jacinto Unified school enrollment ranges from 125 students (lowest) to 2,388 students (highest), a spread of 2,263 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.
San Jacinto Unified reports 74.4% free-lunch eligibility
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.
San Jacinto Unified student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — 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.
San Jacinto Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 42.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
San Jacinto Unified has 14 schools, including 3 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 10,276 students.
How much does San Jacinto Unified spend per student?
San Jacinto Unified spends $18,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #387 in California.
What is the demographic composition of San Jacinto Unified?
San Jacinto Unified students are 78.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% White, 7.6% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Jacinto Unified?
San Jacinto Unified has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #387 out of 1526 districts in California.