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Laguna Niguel, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Community Roots Academy District #1352 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,051 per pupil, Community Roots Academy District ranks #1574 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Community Roots Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 783 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $12,051 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 75.0% local, 21.1% state, and 3.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #1352 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 780:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Community Roots Academy, enrolling 780 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Community Roots Academy accounts for 99.6% of all Community Roots Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Community Roots Academy District a distant remainder — means Community Roots Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Community Roots Academy District student-counselor ratio is 780:1 — 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.
Community Roots Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Community Roots Academy District is typically wider than the Community Roots Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Community Roots Academy 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 Community Roots Academy District?
Community Roots Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 783 students.
How much does Community Roots Academy District spend per student?
Community Roots Academy District spends $12,051 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #1352 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Community Roots Academy District?
Community Roots Academy District students are 64.2% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Community Roots Academy District?
Community Roots Academy District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #1352 out of 1517 districts in California.