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An equity score of 61/100 ranks B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District #484 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,346 per pupil, B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District ranks #889 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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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 $15,346 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 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 61/100, ranked #484 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.
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 dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.8% 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.
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 $15,346 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #484 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 61/100, ranking #484 out of 1517 districts in California.