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Oakland, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Downtown Charter Academy District #560 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,956 per pupil, Downtown Charter Academy District ranks #544 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Downtown Charter Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 259 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $16,956 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.6% local, 64.9% state, and 14.5% 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 58/100, ranked #560 of 1517 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.
and 4.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.1% Asian, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Downtown Charter Academy, enrolling 305 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Downtown Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Downtown Charter Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Downtown Charter Academy District a distant remainder — means Downtown Charter Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Downtown Charter Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Downtown Charter Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Downtown Charter 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 Downtown Charter Academy District?
Downtown Charter Academy District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 259 students.
How much does Downtown Charter Academy District spend per student?
Downtown Charter Academy District spends $16,956 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #560 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Downtown Charter Academy District?
Downtown Charter Academy District students are 76.1% Asian, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% African American, 0.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Downtown Charter Academy District?
Downtown Charter Academy District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #560 out of 1517 districts in California.