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An equity score of 66/100 ranks Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District #368 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,326 per pupil, Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District ranks #667 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District operates 1 public schools serving 529 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $16,326 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 34.0% local, 52.2% state, and 13.8% 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 66/100, ranked #368 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 202:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 92.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock accounts for 38.2% of all Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 College Prep - Alum Rock District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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 College Prep - Alum Rock District student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock 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 College Prep - Alum Rock District?
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 529 students.
How much does Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District spend per student?
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District spends $16,326 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #368 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District?
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District students are 92.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District?
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #368 out of 1517 districts in California.