An equity score of 70/100 ranks B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District #285 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,610 per pupil, B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District ranks #536 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
264
Total Enrollment
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$19,610
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 264 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,610 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 24.3% local, 70.4% state, and 5.3% 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 70/100, ranked #285 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 261:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools.
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy accounts for 98.9% of all B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District a distant remainder — means B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District reports 70.8% 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.
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District is typically wider than the B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to B. Roberto Cruz Leadership 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 B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District?
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 264 students.
How much does B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District spend per student?
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District spends $19,610 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #285 in California.
What is the demographic composition of B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District?
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District students are 97.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District?
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #285 out of 1526 districts in California.