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An equity score of 59/100 ranks Alpha Cindy Avitia High District #525 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,655 per pupil, Alpha Cindy Avitia High District ranks #1042 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
455
Total Enrollment
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$14,655
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District operates 1 public schools serving 455 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,655 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 28.8% local, 59.7% state, and 11.4% 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 59/100, ranked #525 of 1517 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 202.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 1.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alpha Cindy Avitia High, enrolling 405 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Alpha Cindy Avitia High accounts for 89.0% of all Alpha Cindy Avitia High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alpha Cindy Avitia High District a distant remainder — means Alpha Cindy Avitia High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.6% 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.
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — 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.
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District chronic absenteeism rate is 58.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Alpha Cindy Avitia 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 Alpha Cindy Avitia High District?
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 455 students.
How much does Alpha Cindy Avitia High District spend per student?
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District spends $14,655 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #525 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Alpha Cindy Avitia High District?
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District students are 93.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 0.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alpha Cindy Avitia High District?
Alpha Cindy Avitia High District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #525 out of 1517 districts in California.