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An equity score of 19/100 ranks Citrus Springs Charter District #1445 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,263 per pupil, Citrus Springs Charter District ranks #1681 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Citrus Springs Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 397 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,263 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 33.4% local, 58.4% state, and 8.3% 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 19/100, ranked #1445 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 954:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% White, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Citrus Springs Charter, enrolling 477 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Citrus Springs Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Citrus Springs Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Citrus Springs Charter District a distant remainder — means Citrus Springs Charter 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.
Citrus Springs Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Citrus Springs Charter District student-counselor ratio is 954:1 — 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.
Citrus Springs Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — 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 Citrus Springs Charter 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 Citrus Springs Charter District?
Citrus Springs Charter District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 397 students.
How much does Citrus Springs Charter District spend per student?
Citrus Springs Charter District spends $11,263 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1445 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Citrus Springs Charter District?
Citrus Springs Charter District students are 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% White, 4.6% Asian, 3.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Citrus Springs Charter District?
Citrus Springs Charter District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #1445 out of 1517 districts in California.