An equity score of 15/100 ranks Discovery Charter District #1490 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,815 per pupil, Discovery Charter District ranks #1589 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
535
Total Enrollment
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$13,815
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Discovery Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 535 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 Santa Clara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,815 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.2% local, 39.4% state, and 1.4% 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 15/100, ranked #1490 of 1526 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 555:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.6% Asian, 24.4% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Discovery Charter, enrolling 555 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Discovery Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Discovery Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Discovery Charter District a distant remainder — means Discovery Charter 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.
Discovery Charter District student-counselor ratio is 555:1 — 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.
Discovery Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Discovery Charter District?
Discovery Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 535 students.
How much does Discovery Charter District spend per student?
Discovery Charter District spends $13,815 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #1490 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Discovery Charter District?
Discovery Charter District students are 35.6% Asian, 24.4% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Discovery Charter District?
Discovery Charter District has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #1490 out of 1526 districts in California.