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Westminster, California - 16 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Westminster #568 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,253 per pupil, Westminster ranks #684 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,149
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$16,253
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Westminster operates 16 public schools serving 8,149 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 elementary, 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,253 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 34.2% local, 55.6% state, and 10.2% 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 57/100, ranked #568 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.
a 1182.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.9% Hispanic or Latino, 35.2% Asian, 9.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eastwood Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.
Its largest campus is Helen Stacey Middle, enrolling 947 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Webber Elementary, at 314 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Westminster school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Westminster school enrollment ranges from 314 students (lowest) to 947 students (highest), a spread of 633 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Westminster has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.2% 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.
Westminster student-counselor ratio is 1183:1 — 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.
Westminster chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Westminster is typically wider than the Westminster-aggregate figure suggests.