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Ripon, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks California Connections Academy @ Ripon District #1268 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,077 per pupil, California Connections Academy @ Ripon District ranks #1797 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District operates 1 public schools serving 1,766 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 San Joaquin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,077 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 6.1% local, 88.7% state, and 5.2% 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 29/100, ranked #1268 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 386.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.4% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American across the district's schools.
California Connections Academy Northern California accounts for 85.3% of all California Connections Academy @ Ripon District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Connections Academy @ Ripon District a distant remainder — means California Connections Academy @ Ripon 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.
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — 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.
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within California Connections Academy @ Ripon District is typically wider than the California Connections Academy @ Ripon District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to California Connections Academy @ Ripon 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 California Connections Academy @ Ripon District?
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,766 students.
How much does California Connections Academy @ Ripon District spend per student?
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District spends $10,077 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1268 in California.
What is the demographic composition of California Connections Academy @ Ripon District?
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District students are 32.4% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American, 9.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for California Connections Academy @ Ripon District?
California Connections Academy @ Ripon District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1268 out of 1517 districts in California.