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Westminster, California - 16 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Westminster #573 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,742 per pupil, Westminster ranks #685 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $18,742 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 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 #573 of 1526 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 16 schools in Westminster.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Westminster's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Helen Stacey Middle | 947 |
| Warner Middle | 846 |
| Demille Elementary | 562 |
| Eastwood Elementary | 542 |
| Jessie Hayden Elementary | 514 |
| Johnson Middle | 505 |
| Willmore Elementary | 485 |
| Schroeder Elementary | 485 |
| Anderson Elementary | 445 |
| Ada Clegg Elementary | 443 |
| Sequoia Elementary | 440 |
| Meairs Elementary | 387 |
| Fryberger Elementary | 319 |
| Finley Elementary | 316 |
| Schmitt Elementary | 314 |
| Webber Elementary | 314 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union High | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Salinas City Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Morgan Hill Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| West Covina Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Westminster's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Westminster has 16 schools, including 3 middle, 13 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,149 students.
Westminster spends $18,742 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #573 in California.
Westminster students are 48.9% Hispanic or Latino, 35.2% Asian, 9.8% White, 0.8% African American, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Westminster has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #573 out of 1526 districts in California.
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