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Monterey, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Bay View Academy District #1251 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,595 per pupil, Bay View Academy District ranks #1308 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bay View Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 501 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 Monterey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,595 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.5% local, 43.8% state, and 9.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #1251 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 477:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% White, 6.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bay View Academy, enrolling 477 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bay View Academy accounts for 95.2% of all Bay View Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bay View Academy District a distant remainder — means Bay View Academy 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.
Bay View Academy District student-counselor ratio is 477:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bay View Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Bay View Academy District?
Bay View Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 501 students.
How much does Bay View Academy District spend per student?
Bay View Academy District spends $13,595 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1251 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bay View Academy District?
Bay View Academy District students are 55.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% White, 6.5% Asian, 2.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bay View Academy District?
Bay View Academy District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1251 out of 1517 districts in California.