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El Centro, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District #260 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,801 per pupil, Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District ranks #776 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District operates 1 public schools serving 238 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 Imperial County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,801 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 5.8% local, 72.1% state, and 22.0% 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 71/100, ranked #260 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 47.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences accounts for 96.6% of all Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District a distant remainder — means Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences 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.
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.0% 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.
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.4% — 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 Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences 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 Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District?
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 238 students.
How much does Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District spend per student?
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District spends $15,801 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #260 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District?
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District students are 97.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District?
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #260 out of 1517 districts in California.