An equity score of 79/100 ranks Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District #107 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,398 per pupil, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District ranks #267 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 532 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 San Mateo County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,398 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 13.5% local, 74.4% state, and 12.0% 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 79/100, ranked #107 of 1526 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 787.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 57.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Aspire East Palo Alto Charter, enrolling 496 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter accounts for 93.2% of all Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District a distant remainder — means Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District reports 66.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District student-counselor ratio is 787:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 57.5% — 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 Aspire East Palo Alto Charter 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 Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District?
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 532 students.
How much does Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District spend per student?
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District spends $22,398 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #107 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District?
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District students are 86.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 0.6% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District?
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #107 out of 1526 districts in California.