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San Jose, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 7/100 ranks Discovery Charter Ii District #1513 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,468 per pupil, Discovery Charter Ii District ranks #1766 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Discovery Charter Ii District operates 1 public schools serving 488 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 $10,468 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 87.1% local, 12.0% state, and 0.9% 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 7/100, ranked #1513 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 476:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 29.5% White, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Discovery Charter Ii, enrolling 476 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Discovery Charter Ii accounts for 97.5% of all Discovery Charter Ii District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Discovery Charter Ii District a distant remainder — means Discovery Charter Ii 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.
Discovery Charter Ii District student-counselor ratio is 476:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Discovery Charter Ii District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Discovery Charter Ii 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 Discovery Charter Ii District?
Discovery Charter Ii District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 488 students.
How much does Discovery Charter Ii District spend per student?
Discovery Charter Ii District spends $10,468 per student. The district has an equity score of 7/100, ranking #1513 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Discovery Charter Ii District?
Discovery Charter Ii District students are 29.5% White, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Discovery Charter Ii District?
Discovery Charter Ii District has an equity score of 7/100, ranking #1513 out of 1517 districts in California.