An equity score of 66/100 ranks Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District #377 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,600 per pupil, Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District ranks #710 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District operates 1 public schools serving 477 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,600 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.7% local, 64.3% state, and 13.0% 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 66/100, ranked #377 of 1526 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 (14 AP courses district-wide), a 242:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alliance Ted K. Tajima High, enrolling 484 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High accounts for 100.0% of all Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District a distant remainder — means Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District reports 91.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Ted K. Tajima High District is typically wider than the Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Alliance Ted K. Tajima High 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 Ted K. Tajima High District?
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 477 students.
How much does Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District spend per student?
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District spends $18,600 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #377 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District?
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District students are 97.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District?
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #377 out of 1526 districts in California.