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An equity score of 36/100 ranks Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District #1125 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,167 per pupil, Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District ranks #1390 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District operates 1 public schools serving 493 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $13,167 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 26.8% local, 61.3% state, and 12.0% 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 36/100, ranked #1125 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 420.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 accounts for 100.0% of all Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District a distant remainder — means Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 93.1% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District is typically wider than the Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 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 Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 493 students.
How much does Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District spend per student?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District spends $13,167 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1125 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District students are 95.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #1125 out of 1517 districts in California.