An equity score of 37/100 ranks San Miguel Joint Union #1084 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,478 per pupil, San Miguel Joint Union ranks #1281 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
655
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,478
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Miguel Joint Union operates 2 public schools serving 655 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 San Luis Obispo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,478 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.6% local, 41.4% state, and 12.1% 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 37/100, ranked #1084 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 334:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% Hispanic or Latino, 38.9% White, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lillian Larsen Elementary, enrolling 448 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
Lillian Larsen Elementary accounts for 67.1% of all San Miguel Joint Union student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of San Miguel Joint Union a distant remainder — means San Miguel Joint Union-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
San Miguel Joint Union reports 60.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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 Miguel Joint Union student-counselor ratio is 334:1 — 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 Miguel Joint Union is typically wider than the San Miguel Joint Union-aggregate figure suggests.
San Miguel Joint Union chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — 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.
San Miguel Joint Union has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 655 students.
How much does San Miguel Joint Union spend per student?
San Miguel Joint Union spends $15,478 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1084 in California.
What is the demographic composition of San Miguel Joint Union?
San Miguel Joint Union students are 55.5% Hispanic or Latino, 38.9% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Miguel Joint Union?
San Miguel Joint Union has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1084 out of 1526 districts in California.