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An equity score of 77/100 ranks Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District #138 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,100 per pupil, Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District ranks #518 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District operates 1 public schools serving 472 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 $17,100 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 24.9% local, 57.0% state, and 18.0% 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 77/100, ranked #138 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 220.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% African American, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle accounts for 93.4% of all Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District a distant remainder — means Animo Mae Jemison 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 Mae Jemison Charter Middle District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.7% 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 Mae Jemison Charter Middle District student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — 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 Mae Jemison Charter Middle District chronic absenteeism rate is 49.2% — 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 Mae Jemison 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 Mae Jemison Charter Middle District?
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 472 students.
How much does Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District spend per student?
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District spends $17,100 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #138 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District?
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District students are 79.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% African American, 0.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District?
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #138 out of 1517 districts in California.