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South Gate, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District #555 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,191 per pupil, Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District ranks #701 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 339 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,191 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 19.0% local, 60.2% state, and 20.9% 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 58/100, ranked #555 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.
and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District a distant remainder — means Aspire Gateway Academy 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 Gateway Academy Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.2% 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 Gateway Academy Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — 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 Gateway Academy 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 Gateway Academy Charter District?
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 339 students.
How much does Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District spend per student?
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District spends $16,191 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #555 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District?
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District students are 94.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District?
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #555 out of 1517 districts in California.