An equity score of 55/100 ranks Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District #636 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,432 per pupil, Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District ranks #742 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 518 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 $18,432 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 24.9% local, 54.6% state, and 20.5% 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 55/100, ranked #636 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 232:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 50.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% African American, 3.0% White across the district's schools.
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle accounts for 89.6% of all Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District a distant remainder — means Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District reports 93.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District student-counselor ratio is 232:1 — 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.
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 50.4% — 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 James B. Taylor 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 James B. Taylor Charter Middle District?
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 518 students.
How much does Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District spend per student?
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District spends $18,432 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #636 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District?
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District students are 81.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% African American, 3.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District?
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #636 out of 1526 districts in California.