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Sacramento, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 16/100 ranks California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District #1480 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,525 per pupil, California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District ranks #1643 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District operates 1 public schools serving 352 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 Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,525 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 34.2% local, 62.1% state, and 3.6% 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 16/100, ranked #1480 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 695:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian across the district's schools.
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus accounts for 100.0% of all California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District a distant remainder — means California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus 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.
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District student-counselor ratio is 695:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District is typically wider than the California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus 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 Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District?
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 352 students.
How much does California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District spend per student?
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District spends $11,525 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #1480 in California.
What is the demographic composition of California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District?
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District students are 49.4% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, 3.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District?
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #1480 out of 1517 districts in California.