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An equity score of 72/100 ranks Bert Corona Charter High District #232 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,069 per pupil, Bert Corona Charter High District ranks #524 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bert Corona Charter High District operates 1 public schools serving 200 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,069 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 34.2% local, 55.0% state, and 10.8% 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 72/100, ranked #232 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 220:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bert Corona Charter High, enrolling 220 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bert Corona Charter High accounts for 100.0% of all Bert Corona Charter High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bert Corona Charter High District a distant remainder — means Bert Corona Charter High 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.
Bert Corona Charter High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.5% 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.
Bert Corona Charter High District student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — 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.
Bert Corona Charter High District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — 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 Bert Corona Charter High 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 Bert Corona Charter High District?
Bert Corona Charter High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 200 students.
How much does Bert Corona Charter High District spend per student?
Bert Corona Charter High District spends $17,069 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #232 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bert Corona Charter High District?
Bert Corona Charter High District students are 95.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White, 1.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bert Corona Charter High District?
Bert Corona Charter High District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #232 out of 1517 districts in California.