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Merced, California - 3 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Weaver Union #538 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,343 per pupil, Weaver Union ranks #1127 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,130
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,343
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Weaver Union operates 3 public schools serving 3,130 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 middle 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 Merced County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,343 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 11.4% local, 75.3% state, and 13.4% 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 58/100, ranked #538 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.
a 836.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Weaver Middle, with a diversity index of 48.6/100.
Its largest campus is Weaver Middle, enrolling 1,073 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Weaver Middle accounts for 34.3% of all Weaver Union student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Weaver Union-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Weaver Union has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% 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.
Weaver Union student-counselor ratio is 837:1 — 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.
Weaver Union chronic absenteeism rate is 44.0% — 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.
Weaver Union has 3 schools, including 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,130 students.
How much does Weaver Union spend per student?
Weaver Union spends $14,343 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #538 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Weaver Union?
Weaver Union students are 72.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 3.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Weaver Union?
Weaver Union has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #538 out of 1517 districts in California.