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An equity score of 58/100 ranks Blue Oak Charter District #559 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,557 per pupil, Blue Oak Charter District ranks #844 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Oak Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 263 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,557 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 32.5% local, 52.8% state, and 14.8% 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 58/100, ranked #559 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 57.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% White, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Blue Oak Charter, enrolling 219 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Blue Oak Charter accounts for 83.3% of all Blue Oak Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Oak Charter District a distant remainder — means Blue Oak Charter 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.
Blue Oak Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.5% 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 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.
Blue Oak Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 57.5% — 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 Blue Oak Charter District?
Blue Oak Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 263 students.
How much does Blue Oak Charter District spend per student?
Blue Oak Charter District spends $15,557 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #559 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Oak Charter District?
Blue Oak Charter District students are 52.5% White, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Oak Charter District?
Blue Oak Charter District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #559 out of 1517 districts in California.