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Stockton, California - 54 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Stockton Unified #503 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,093 per pupil, Stockton Unified ranks #803 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Stockton Unified operates 54 public schools serving 35,424 students, placing it among the larger districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 41 elementary, 9 high, 4 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 San Joaquin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,093 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 18.1% local, 69.6% state, and 12.3% 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 60/100, ranked #503 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 4 of 54 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 271.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 7.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pulliam Elementary, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.
Its largest campus is Edison High, enrolling 2,355 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Walton Development Center, at 95 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stockton Unified school enrollment ranges from 95 students (lowest) to 2,355 students (highest), a spread of 2,260 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.
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 Variation between sub-units within Stockton Unified is typically wider than the Stockton Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
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 54 schools in Stockton Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Stockton Unified's schools, below the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poway Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Sweetwater Union High | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Irvine Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Oakland Unified | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Fontana Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Stockton Unified'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 →Stockton Unified has 54 schools, including 9 high, 4 combined, 41 elementary. Total enrollment is 35,424 students.
Stockton Unified spends $18,093 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #503 in California.
Stockton Unified students are 71.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 7.9% African American, 4.1% White, averaged across 54 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Stockton Unified has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #503 out of 1526 districts in California.
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