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Larkspur, California - 5 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Tamalpais Union High #536 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,137 per pupil, Tamalpais Union High ranks #229 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,837
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$20,137
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tamalpais Union High operates 5 public schools serving 4,837 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 high 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 Marin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,137 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 86.3% local, 9.9% state, and 3.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #536 of 1517 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (63 AP courses district-wide), a 182.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.2% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is San Andreas High (Continuation), with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Redwood High, enrolling 1,722 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is San Andreas High (Continuation), at 46 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Redwood High accounts for 35.6% of all Tamalpais Union High student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tamalpais Union High-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.
Tamalpais Union High school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Tamalpais Union High school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 1,722 students (highest), a spread of 1,676 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tamalpais Union High student-counselor ratio is 182:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Tamalpais Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 12.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Tamalpais Union High has 5 schools, including 5 high. Total enrollment is 4,837 students.
How much does Tamalpais Union High spend per student?
Tamalpais Union High spends $20,137 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #536 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Tamalpais Union High?
Tamalpais Union High students are 65.2% White, 16.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian, 3.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tamalpais Union High?
Tamalpais Union High has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #536 out of 1517 districts in California.