Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District

Public school district · Los Angeles County · California · NCES district ID 0602219

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District spent $20,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 72% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 546 students in 2024-25; 64.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District in enrollment (568 to 577 students) and Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District, FY23Rancho Santa Fe $24,352; Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District $20,318; Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District $19,700; KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District $18,930; Gateway International District $17,205; Rocketship Delta Prep District $17,192; Oak Valley Union $17,103; Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Investment District $15,053; Classical Academy Vista District $13,038; Pacific Union $11,205; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kRancho Santa Fe$24,352Animo Watts College Preparator…$20,318Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math…$19,700KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy …$18,930Gateway International District$17,205Rocketship Delta Prep District$17,192Oak Valley Union$17,103Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Wor…$15,053Classical Academy Vista Distri…$13,038Pacific Union$11,205State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District, FY23Rancho Santa Fe $24,352; Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District $20,318; Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District $19,700; KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District $18,930; Gateway International District $17,205; Rocketship Delta Prep District $17,192; Oak Valley Union $17,103; Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Investment District $15,053; Classical Academy Vista District $13,038; Pacific Union $11,205; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kRancho Santa Fe$24,352Animo Watts College Preparatory Aca…$20,318Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and …$19,700KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy Distr…$18,930Gateway International District$17,205Rocketship Delta Prep District$17,192Oak Valley Union$17,103Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work For…$15,053Classical Academy Vista District$13,038Pacific Union$11,205State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District, FY23Rancho Santa Fe $24,352; Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District $20,318; Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District $19,700; KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District $18,930; Gateway International District $17,205; Rocketship Delta Prep District $17,192; Oak Valley Union $17,103; Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Investment District $15,053; Classical Academy Vista District $13,038; Pacific Union $11,205; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kRancho Santa Fe$24,352Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Dis…$20,318Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science…$19,700KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District$18,930Gateway International District$17,205Rocketship Delta Prep District$17,192Oak Valley Union$17,103Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Inves…$15,053Classical Academy Vista District$13,038Pacific Union$11,205State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District, FY23Rancho Santa Fe $24,352; Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District $20,318; Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District $19,700; KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District $18,930; Gateway International District $17,205; Rocketship Delta Prep District $17,192; Oak Valley Union $17,103; Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force Investment District $15,053; Classical Academy Vista District $13,038; Pacific Union $11,205; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.10k15k20k25kRancho Santa Fe$24,352Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy…$20,318Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Scie…$19,700KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District$18,930Gateway International District$17,205Rocketship Delta Prep District$17,192Oak Valley Union$17,103Elite ACAD Academy - Adult Work Force I…$15,053Classical Academy Vista District$13,038Pacific Union$11,205State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$11,772,000 in revenue: 64.2% state, 21.1% local and 14.8% federal. Total spending was $11,622,000, or $20,318 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,555,000; Local $2,480,000; Federal $1,737,000; total $11,772,000.
  • State$7,555,000 64%
  • Local$2,480,000 21%
  • Federal$1,737,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

572 students in 2022-23, 541 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235722023-245412024-25546
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235722023-245412024-25546
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235722023-245412024-25546
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District enrollment by school year2022-23: 572, 2023-24: 541, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235722023-245412024-25546

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357228.620.0
2023-2454128.419.0
2024-2554628.119.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,333,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,079 per student

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District booked $2,333,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 29 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $81,659 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 20 in 100 California districts with a figure (state median $99,744, 1,149 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,331,00099.9%
Special education$2,0000.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,467 in 2018-19, $3,023 in 2019-20, $3,550 in 2020-21, $3,486 in 2021-22, $4,079 in 2022-23.

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,467, 2019-20: $3,023, 2020-21: $3,550, 2021-22: $3,486, 2022-23: $4,07902k4k6k2018-19$2,4672019-20$3,0232020-21$3,5502021-22$3,4862022-23$4,079
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,467, 2019-20: $3,023, 2020-21: $3,550, 2021-22: $3,486, 2022-23: $4,07902k4k6k2018-19$2,4672019-20$3,0232020-21$3,5502021-22$3,4862022-23$4,079
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,467, 2019-20: $3,023, 2020-21: $3,550, 2021-22: $3,486, 2022-23: $4,07902k4k6k2018-19$2,4672019-20$3,0232020-21$3,5502021-22$3,4862022-23$4,079
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,467, 2019-20: $3,023, 2020-21: $3,550, 2021-22: $3,486, 2022-23: $4,07902k4k6k2018-19$2,4672019-20$3,0232020-21$3,5502021-22$3,4862022-23$4,079

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 130 students in Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate95% or more86.2%
Students in the class130495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 546 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy54619.488.3%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District

  1. California districts by spending per studentAnimo Watts College Preparatory Academy District ranks 347 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,318).#347 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaAnimo Watts College Preparatory Academy District is the number 881 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 572 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#881 of 1,991
  3. Classical Academy Vista DistrictThe next larger California district: 573 students in fall 2022, $13,038 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,038
  4. Oak Valley Union School DistrictThe next smaller California district: 571 students in fall 2022, $17,103 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,103
  5. Compare Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District with Classical Academy Vista DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy, its largest high school546 students in 2024-25, 19.4 per teacher.546
  7. Teacher salary spending across CaliforniaAnimo Watts College Preparatory Academy District spent $81,659 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $99,744); spending, not a salary.$81,659
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District

  1. How many schools and students are in Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 546 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District spend per student?
    $20,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District's money come from?
    $11,772,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.2% state, 21.1% local and 14.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,333,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,079 per student. Divided by the 29 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,659 per teacher, more than 20 in 100 California districts (state median $99,744). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average California teacher salary at $87,275 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is the graduation rate in Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District?
    95% or more of the 130 students in Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District's NCES district ID?
    0602219. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25