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Altadena, California - 1 schools
At $13,423 per pupil, Alma Fuerte Public District ranks #1347 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alma Fuerte Public District operates 1 public schools serving 145 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $13,423 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 45.3% local, 47.2% state, and 7.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 227:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 2.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alma Fuerte Public, enrolling 227 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Alma Fuerte Public accounts for 100.0% of all Alma Fuerte Public District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alma Fuerte Public District a distant remainder — means Alma Fuerte Public District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Alma Fuerte Public District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.3% 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.
Alma Fuerte Public District student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — 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.
Alma Fuerte Public District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Alma Fuerte Public District is typically wider than the Alma Fuerte Public District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Alma Fuerte Public District?
Alma Fuerte Public District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 145 students.
How much does Alma Fuerte Public District spend per student?
Alma Fuerte Public District spends $13,423 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Alma Fuerte Public District?
Alma Fuerte Public District students are 76.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 2.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.