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An equity score of 45/100 ranks Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District #900 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,743 per pupil, Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District ranks #1267 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District operates 1 public schools serving 341 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 Contra Costa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,743 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 45.5% local, 43.4% state, and 11.1% 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 45/100, ranked #900 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 142.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.0% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% White, 12.0% African American across the district's schools.
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts accounts for 83.6% of all Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District a distant remainder — means Contra Costa School of Performing Arts 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.
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District student-counselor ratio is 143:1 — 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.
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District is typically wider than the Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Contra Costa School of Performing Arts 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 Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District?
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 341 students.
How much does Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District spend per student?
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District spends $13,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #900 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District?
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District students are 43.0% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% White, 12.0% African American, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District?
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #900 out of 1517 districts in California.