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East Palo Alto, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District #388 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,832 per pupil, Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District ranks #765 of 1862 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 $15,832 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 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 65/100, ranked #388 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 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 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.
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.5% 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.
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 $15,832 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #388 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 65/100, ranking #388 out of 1517 districts in California.