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Simi Valley, California - 27 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Simi Valley Unified #1157 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,320 per pupil, Simi Valley Unified ranks #1365 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
15,899
Total Enrollment
27
Schools
$13,320
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Simi Valley Unified operates 27 public schools serving 15,899 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 elementary, 4 high, 3 middle, 1 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Ventura County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,320 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.6% local, 46.3% state, and 8.1% 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 34/100, ranked #1157 of 1517 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (76 AP courses district-wide), a 969.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.4% Hispanic or Latino, 37.1% White, 8.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Justin Elementary, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Its largest campus is Simi Valley High, enrolling 1,910 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Apollo High, at 88 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Simi Valley Unified school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Simi Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 88 students (lowest) to 1,910 students (highest), a spread of 1,822 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.
Simi Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 969:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Simi Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 33.1% — 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.
Simi Valley Unified has 27 schools, including 4 high, 3 middle, 19 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 15,899 students.
How much does Simi Valley Unified spend per student?
Simi Valley Unified spends $13,320 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1157 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Simi Valley Unified?
Simi Valley Unified students are 48.4% Hispanic or Latino, 37.1% White, 8.5% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Simi Valley Unified?
Simi Valley Unified has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1157 out of 1517 districts in California.