An equity score of 68/100 ranks Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District #338 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,361 per pupil, Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District ranks #935 of 1880 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 $17,361 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 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 68/100, ranked #338 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District reports 71.0% 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.
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 $17,361 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #338 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 68/100, ranking #338 out of 1526 districts in California.