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Victorville, California - 10 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Victor Valley Union High #354 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,700 per pupil, Victor Valley Union High ranks #585 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,357
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$16,700
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Victor Valley Union High operates 10 public schools serving 11,357 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,700 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 17.7% local, 71.3% state, and 10.9% 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 66/100, ranked #354 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 5 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 372.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American, 5.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Goodwill Independent Study, with a diversity index of 51.9/100.
Its largest campus is Victor Valley High, enrolling 2,255 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Goodwill High, at 58 students, a 39x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Victor Valley High accounts for 19.9% of all Victor Valley Union High student enrollment
That concentration means Victor Valley 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.
Victor Valley Union High school enrollment varies 39× across entities
Victor Valley Union High school enrollment ranges from 58 students (lowest) to 2,255 students (highest), a spread of 2,197 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.
Victor Valley Union High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.0% 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.
Victor Valley Union High student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Victor Valley Union High chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Victor Valley Union High is typically wider than the Victor Valley Union High-aggregate figure suggests.
Victor Valley Union High has 10 schools, including 4 high, 5 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 11,357 students.
How much does Victor Valley Union High spend per student?
Victor Valley Union High spends $16,700 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #354 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Victor Valley Union High?
Victor Valley Union High students are 70.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American, 5.6% White, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Victor Valley Union High?
Victor Valley Union High has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #354 out of 1517 districts in California.