An equity score of 59/100 ranks Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District #540 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,884 per pupil, Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District ranks #1702 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
527
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$12,884
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 527 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,884 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.2% local, 88.1% state, and 4.7% 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 59/100, ranked #540 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 690:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 60.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American, 1.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy accounts for 65.5% of all Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District a distant remainder — means Desert Trails Preparatory 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.
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District reports 71.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District student-counselor ratio is 690:1 — 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.
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 60.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Desert Trails Preparatory 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 Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District?
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 527 students.
How much does Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District spend per student?
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District spends $12,884 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #540 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District?
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District students are 81.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American, 1.7% Asian, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District?
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #540 out of 1526 districts in California.