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Walnut, California - 15 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Walnut Valley Unified #1373 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,979 per pupil, Walnut Valley Unified ranks #1419 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,494
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$12,979
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Walnut Valley Unified operates 15 public schools serving 13,494 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 3 high, 3 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,979 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.8% local, 54.5% state, and 8.7% 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 23/100, ranked #1373 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (51 AP courses district-wide), a 526.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.5% Asian, 22.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation), with a diversity index of 60.6/100.
Its largest campus is Diamond Bar High, enrolling 2,563 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation), at 36 students, a 71x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Diamond Bar High accounts for 18.3% of all Walnut Valley Unified student enrollment
That concentration means Walnut Valley Unified-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.
Walnut Valley Unified school enrollment varies 71× across entities
Walnut Valley Unified school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 2,563 students (highest), a spread of 2,527 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Walnut Valley Unified student-counselor ratio is 527:1 — 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.
Walnut Valley Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Walnut Valley Unified has 15 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,494 students.
How much does Walnut Valley Unified spend per student?
Walnut Valley Unified spends $12,979 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1373 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Walnut Valley Unified?
Walnut Valley Unified students are 68.5% Asian, 22.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White, 0.9% African American, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Walnut Valley Unified?
Walnut Valley Unified has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1373 out of 1517 districts in California.