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Westmorland, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 89/100 ranks Westmorland Union Elementary #15 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,456 per pupil, Westmorland Union Elementary ranks #209 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Westmorland Union Elementary operates 1 public schools serving 335 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Imperial County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,456 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 17.8% local, 61.6% state, and 20.6% 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 89/100, ranked #15 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 152:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 75.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Westmorland Elementary, enrolling 304 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Westmorland Elementary accounts for 90.7% of all Westmorland Union Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Westmorland Union Elementary a distant remainder — means Westmorland Union Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Westmorland Union Elementary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.3% 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 — including this one — 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.
Westmorland Union Elementary student-counselor ratio is 152:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Westmorland Union Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 75.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Westmorland Union Elementary?
Westmorland Union Elementary has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 335 students.
How much does Westmorland Union Elementary spend per student?
Westmorland Union Elementary spends $20,456 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #15 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Westmorland Union Elementary?
Westmorland Union Elementary students are 97.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westmorland Union Elementary?
Westmorland Union Elementary has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #15 out of 1517 districts in California.