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An equity score of 55/100 ranks Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District #639 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,230 per pupil, Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District ranks #689 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 521 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 $16,230 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 31.0% local, 55.7% state, and 13.4% 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 55/100, ranked #639 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 138.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Stella High Charter Academy, enrolling 555 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Stella High Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District a distant remainder — means Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy 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.
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.1% 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.
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District student-counselor ratio is 139:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.3% — 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 Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy 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 Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District?
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 521 students.
How much does Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District spend per student?
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District spends $16,230 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #639 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District?
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District students are 81.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District?
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #639 out of 1517 districts in California.