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San Francisco, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks City Arts and Tech High District #1101 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,237 per pupil, City Arts and Tech High District ranks #1558 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
City Arts and Tech High District operates 1 public schools serving 473 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 San Francisco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,237 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 44.2% local, 48.0% state, and 7.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #1101 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American, 2.0% White across the district's schools.
City Arts & Leadership Academy accounts for 83.9% of all City Arts and Tech High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of City Arts and Tech High District a distant remainder — means City Arts and Tech High 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.
City Arts and Tech High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.3% 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.
City Arts and Tech High District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to City Arts and Tech High 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 City Arts and Tech High District?
City Arts and Tech High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 473 students.
How much does City Arts and Tech High District spend per student?
City Arts and Tech High District spends $12,237 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1101 in California.
What is the demographic composition of City Arts and Tech High District?
City Arts and Tech High District students are 84.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American, 2.0% White, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for City Arts and Tech High District?
City Arts and Tech High District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1101 out of 1517 districts in California.