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Yuba City, California - 1 schools
At $14,993 per pupil, Aerostem Academy District ranks #974 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aerostem Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 133 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 Sutter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,993 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 17.1% local, 65.4% state, and 17.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 9.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.4% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aerostem Academy, enrolling 116 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Aerostem Academy accounts for 87.2% of all Aerostem Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aerostem Academy District a distant remainder — means Aerostem Academy 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.
Aerostem Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.2% 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.
Aerostem Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
How many schools are in Aerostem Academy District?
Aerostem Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 133 students.
How much does Aerostem Academy District spend per student?
Aerostem Academy District spends $14,993 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Aerostem Academy District?
Aerostem Academy District students are 53.4% White, 31.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 1.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.