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Vallejo, California - 20 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Vallejo City Unified #813 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,749 per pupil, Vallejo City Unified ranks #794 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,330
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$15,749
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vallejo City Unified operates 20 public schools serving 10,330 students, placing it in the mid-size range in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 4 high, 1 middle 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 Solano County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,749 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 27.2% local, 59.2% state, and 13.6% 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 48/100, ranked #813 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 237.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 67.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% African American, 11.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary, with a diversity index of 77.0/100.
Its largest campus is Jesse M. Bethel High, enrolling 1,418 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vallejo Adult Transition, at 47 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vallejo City Unified school enrollment varies 30× across entities
Vallejo City Unified school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,418 students (highest), a spread of 1,371 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.
Vallejo City Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Vallejo City Unified student-counselor ratio is 237:1 — 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.
Vallejo City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 67.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Vallejo City Unified has 20 schools, including 4 high, 1 middle, 15 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,330 students.
How much does Vallejo City Unified spend per student?
Vallejo City Unified spends $15,749 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #813 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Vallejo City Unified?
Vallejo City Unified students are 54.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% African American, 11.3% Asian, 4.6% White, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vallejo City Unified?
Vallejo City Unified has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #813 out of 1517 districts in California.