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San Leandro, California - 13 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks San Leandro Unified #884 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,462 per pupil, San Leandro Unified ranks #868 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,624
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$15,462
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Leandro Unified operates 13 public schools serving 8,624 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,462 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 41.5% local, 48.9% state, and 9.6% 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 45/100, ranked #884 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 285.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 47.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 10.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Roosevelt Elementary, with a diversity index of 76.9/100.
Its largest campus is San Leandro High, enrolling 2,510 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is San Leandro Virtual Academy, at 102 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
San Leandro High accounts for 28.4% of all San Leandro Unified student enrollment
That dominant concentration means San Leandro 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.
San Leandro Unified school enrollment varies 25× across entities
San Leandro Unified school enrollment ranges from 102 students (lowest) to 2,510 students (highest), a spread of 2,408 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 Leandro Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
San Leandro Unified student-counselor ratio is 285:1 — 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 San Leandro Unified is typically wider than the San Leandro Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
San Leandro Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 47.3% — 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 Leandro Unified has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 8,624 students.
How much does San Leandro Unified spend per student?
San Leandro Unified spends $15,462 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #884 in California.
What is the demographic composition of San Leandro Unified?
San Leandro Unified students are 50.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 10.4% African American, 7.5% White, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Leandro Unified?
San Leandro Unified has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #884 out of 1517 districts in California.