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An equity score of 87/100 ranks Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District #25 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,381 per pupil, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District ranks #216 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 306 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $20,381 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.8% local, 51.8% state, and 27.4% 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 87/100, ranked #25 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.
a 280:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White across the district's schools.
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle accounts for 91.5% of all Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District a distant remainder — means Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.9% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District student-counselor ratio is 280:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District is typically wider than the Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District-aggregate figure suggests.
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.2% — 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 Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle 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 Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District?
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 306 students.
How much does Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District spend per student?
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District spends $20,381 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #25 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District?
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District students are 99.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District?
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #25 out of 1517 districts in California.