At $17,034 per pupil, Alma Fuerte Public District ranks #994 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
145
Total Enrollment
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$17,034
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
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 $17,034 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Alma Fuerte Public District reports 68.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
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 $17,034 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.