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Simi Valley, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks California Virtual Academy San Mateo District #1271 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,354 per pupil, California Virtual Academy San Mateo District ranks #1772 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 San Mateo District operates 1 public schools serving 1,009 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 $10,354 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 6.0% local, 88.7% state, and 5.3% 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 #1271 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 (14 AP courses district-wide), a 783.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% White, 15.5% Asian across the district's schools.
California Virtual Academy San Mateo accounts for 100.0% of all California Virtual Academy San Mateo District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Virtual Academy San Mateo District a distant remainder — means California Virtual Academy San Mateo 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 San Mateo District student-counselor ratio is 783:1 — 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 San Mateo District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to California Virtual Academy San Mateo 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 San Mateo District?
California Virtual Academy San Mateo District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,009 students.
How much does California Virtual Academy San Mateo District spend per student?
California Virtual Academy San Mateo District spends $10,354 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1271 in California.
What is the demographic composition of California Virtual Academy San Mateo District?
California Virtual Academy San Mateo District students are 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% White, 15.5% Asian, 9.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for California Virtual Academy San Mateo District?
California Virtual Academy San Mateo District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #1271 out of 1517 districts in California.