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Richmond, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District #913 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,472 per pupil, Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District ranks #1333 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 591 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,472 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.0% local, 64.7% state, and 8.3% 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 44/100, ranked #913 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 373.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 6.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy accounts for 99.8% of all Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District a distant remainder — means Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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 Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District is typically wider than the Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy 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 Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District?
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 591 students.
How much does Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District spend per student?
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District spends $13,472 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #913 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District?
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District students are 73.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% African American, 6.8% Asian, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District?
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #913 out of 1517 districts in California.