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Perris, California - 21 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Val Verde Unified #379 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,880 per pupil, Val Verde Unified ranks #754 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
19,379
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$15,880
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Val Verde Unified operates 21 public schools serving 19,379 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 elementary, 4 high, 4 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 Riverside County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,880 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 14.4% local, 67.8% state, and 17.7% 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 65/100, ranked #379 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 3 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (55 AP courses district-wide), a 564.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 3.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Victoriano Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.7/100.
Its largest campus is Orange Vista High, enrolling 2,396 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Val Verde Academy, at 151 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Val Verde Unified school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Val Verde Unified school enrollment ranges from 151 students (lowest) to 2,396 students (highest), a spread of 2,245 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Val Verde Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.0% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Val Verde Unified student-counselor ratio is 564:1 — 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.
Val Verde Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 36.8% — 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.
Val Verde Unified has 21 schools, including 4 high, 4 middle, 12 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 19,379 students.
How much does Val Verde Unified spend per student?
Val Verde Unified spends $15,880 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #379 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Val Verde Unified?
Val Verde Unified students are 80.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 3.3% White, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Val Verde Unified?
Val Verde Unified has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #379 out of 1517 districts in California.