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Pomona Unified School District

20,475 students · 37 schools · 21.1:1 ratio · grades K–12 · #55 of 1976 in California

Students
20,475
Schools
37
Teachers (FTE)
970
Student–Teacher
21.1:1
County
Los Angeles
Grades
K–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Pomona Unified School District

Pomona Unified School District is a public school system serving Los Angeles County, California, based in Pomona. It serves 20,475 students across 37 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #55 largest of California’s 1976 school systems.

Phone9093974800
Address800 South Garey Ave., Pomona, CA 91766
CountyLos Angeles County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Pomona Unified School District enrolls 20,475 students in 37 schools — an average of about 553 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #55 of 1976 statewide by enrollment.

Students
20,475
#55 of 1976 in California
Schools
37
~553 students each
Grade span
K–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Pomona Unified School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (20,475 students reported):

White
3%
Black
4%
Hispanic
84%
Asian
6%
Two or more
2%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Pomona Unified School District employs about 970 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 21.1:1 — below the California average of about 21.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 2,794.

Student–teacher ratio
21.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
970
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,794
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How California funds schools

California funds schools through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF): a base grant per unit of average daily attendance for each grade span, plus a supplemental grant (20% of the base) and a concentration grant (65% of the base) driven by the share of low-income students, English learners and foster youth. Districts are funded on the greater of current-year, prior-year or a three-year-average attendance.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Pomona Unified School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

California reports school and district performance on the California School Dashboard, which rates indicators from red to blue across academic performance in English and math, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, English-learner progress and college-and-career readiness. Look up Pomona Unified School District on the California School Dashboard.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

In California, most schools that seek K–12 accreditation use ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) rather than Cognia. Search Pomona Unified School District’s schools in the ACS WASC directory.

How it compares

Pomona Unified School District vs. California

Enrollment rank
#55
of 1976 districts
Ratio
21.1:1
state avg ~21.7:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Los Angeles County

See every California district side by side in the California directory.

Go deeper

Look up Pomona Unified School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the California Department of Education (the Local Control Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Pomona Unified School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 0631320. Confirm current details with the district and the California Department of Education.