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An equity score of 34/100 ranks California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District #1161 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,754 per pupil, California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District ranks #1614 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District operates 1 public schools serving 5,407 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 Ventura County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,754 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 15.5% local, 80.3% state, and 4.2% 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 34/100, ranked #1161 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 (13 AP courses district-wide), a 871:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% African American, 13.3% White across the district's schools.
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles accounts for 100.0% of all California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District a distant remainder — means California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles 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 Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.1% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District student-counselor ratio is 871:1 — 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 Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles 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 Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District?
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,407 students.
How much does California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District spend per student?
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District spends $11,754 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1161 in California.
What is the demographic composition of California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District?
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District students are 60.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% African American, 13.3% White, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District?
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #1161 out of 1517 districts in California.