An equity score of 71/100 ranks Cox Academy District #264 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,636 per pupil, Cox Academy District ranks #415 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cox Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 483 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 Alameda County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,636 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.8% local, 57.1% state, and 11.1% 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 71/100, ranked #264 of 1526 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.
a 223:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% African American, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cox Academy, enrolling 446 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Cox Academy accounts for 92.3% of all Cox Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cox Academy District a distant remainder — means Cox Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cox Academy District reports 83.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Cox Academy District student-counselor ratio is 223:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cox Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 49.1% — 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.
Cox Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 483 students.
How much does Cox Academy District spend per student?
Cox Academy District spends $20,636 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #264 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Cox Academy District?
Cox Academy District students are 78.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% African American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cox Academy District?
Cox Academy District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #264 out of 1526 districts in California.