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Oakland, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Ascend District #741 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,899 per pupil, Ascend District ranks #747 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ascend District operates 1 public schools serving 492 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $15,899 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 32.5% local, 56.8% state, and 10.7% 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 51/100, ranked #741 of 1517 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 164.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ascend, enrolling 493 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ascend accounts for 100.0% of all Ascend District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ascend District a distant remainder — means Ascend District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Ascend District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.8% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Ascend District student-counselor ratio is 164:1 — 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.
Ascend District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ascend District is typically wider than the Ascend District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ascend District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 492 students.
How much does Ascend District spend per student?
Ascend District spends $15,899 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #741 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ascend District?
Ascend District students are 90.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ascend District?
Ascend District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #741 out of 1517 districts in California.