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An equity score of 65/100 ranks Ace Charter High District #391 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,694 per pupil, Ace Charter High District ranks #1029 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ace Charter High District operates 1 public schools serving 370 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,694 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.0% local, 53.0% state, and 27.0% 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 65/100, ranked #391 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 313:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 62.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ace Charter High, enrolling 313 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ace Charter High accounts for 84.6% of all Ace Charter High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ace Charter High District a distant remainder — means Ace Charter High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Ace Charter High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.6% 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.
Ace Charter High District student-counselor ratio is 313:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Ace Charter High District is typically wider than the Ace Charter High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ace Charter High District chronic absenteeism rate is 62.6% — 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 Ace Charter High District?
Ace Charter High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 370 students.
How much does Ace Charter High District spend per student?
Ace Charter High District spends $14,694 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #391 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ace Charter High District?
Ace Charter High District students are 96.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ace Charter High District?
Ace Charter High District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #391 out of 1517 districts in California.