At $19,245 per pupil, Alternatives in Action District ranks #589 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
143
Total Enrollment
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$19,245
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alternatives in Action District operates 1 public schools serving 143 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,245 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 28.7% local, 55.2% state, and 16.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 106:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 69.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alternatives in Action, enrolling 106 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 7.7% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (143 to 132 students), and the student-teacher ratio held roughly steady, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,889,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 50.6% went to instruction, 38.8% to support services, and 3.9% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Alternatives in Action accounts for 74.1% of all Alternatives in Action District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alternatives in Action District a distant remainder — means Alternatives in Action 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.
Alternatives in Action District reports 74.8% 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.
Alternatives in Action District student-counselor ratio is 106:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Alternatives in Action District chronic absenteeism rate is 69.8% — 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 Alternatives in Action 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 Alternatives in Action District?
Alternatives in Action District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 143 students.
How much does Alternatives in Action District spend per student?
Alternatives in Action District spends $19,245 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Alternatives in Action District?
Alternatives in Action District students are 83.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.