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Van Nuys, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District #550 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,211 per pupil, Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District ranks #694 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$16,211
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District operates 1 public schools serving 458 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 $16,211 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 39.0% local, 50.8% state, and 10.2% 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 58/100, ranked #550 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 60.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 9.1% African American across the district's schools.
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing accounts for 92.6% of all Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District a distant remainder — means Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing 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.
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District student-counselor ratio is 61:1 — 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.
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing 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 Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District?
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 458 students.
How much does Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District spend per student?
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District spends $16,211 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #550 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District?
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District students are 54.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.8% White, 9.1% African American, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District?
Champs - Charter Hs of Arts-Multimedia & Performing District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #550 out of 1517 districts in California.