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An equity score of 61/100 ranks Bay Area Technology District #481 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,864 per pupil, Bay Area Technology District ranks #758 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bay Area Technology District operates 1 public schools serving 349 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,864 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 25.7% local, 55.6% state, and 18.6% 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 #481 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 182.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 63.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bay Area Technology, enrolling 255 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bay Area Technology accounts for 73.1% of all Bay Area Technology District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bay Area Technology District a distant remainder — means Bay Area Technology 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.
Bay Area Technology District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.4% 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 — including this one — 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.
Bay Area Technology District student-counselor ratio is 182:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bay Area Technology District chronic absenteeism rate is 63.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Bay Area Technology District?
Bay Area Technology District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 349 students.
How much does Bay Area Technology District spend per student?
Bay Area Technology District spends $15,864 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #481 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bay Area Technology District?
Bay Area Technology District students are 69.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bay Area Technology District?
Bay Area Technology District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #481 out of 1517 districts in California.