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Highland Park, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 98/100 ranks Academia Avance Charter District #1 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,475 per pupil, Academia Avance Charter District ranks #84 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
256
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$27,475
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Academia Avance Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 256 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,475 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.0% local, 54.3% state, and 40.7% 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 98/100, ranked #1 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 51.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 44.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Academia Avance Charter, enrolling 207 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Academia Avance Charter accounts for 80.9% of all Academia Avance Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academia Avance Charter District a distant remainder — means Academia Avance Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Academia Avance Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.0% 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.
Academia Avance Charter District student-counselor ratio is 52:1 — 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.
Academia Avance Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Academia Avance Charter District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academia Avance Charter District?
Academia Avance Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 256 students.
How much does Academia Avance Charter District spend per student?
Academia Avance Charter District spends $27,475 per student. The district has an equity score of 98/100, ranking #1 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Academia Avance Charter District?
Academia Avance Charter District students are 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academia Avance Charter District?
Academia Avance Charter District has an equity score of 98/100, ranking #1 out of 1517 districts in California.