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An equity score of 30/100 ranks Downtown College Preparatory District #1252 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,854 per pupil, Downtown College Preparatory District ranks #1245 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
495
Total Enrollment
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$13,854
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Downtown College Preparatory District operates 1 public schools serving 495 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $13,854 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.1% local, 28.7% state, and 11.1% 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 30/100, ranked #1252 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 520:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Downtown College Preparatory, enrolling 520 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Downtown College Preparatory accounts for 100.0% of all Downtown College Preparatory District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Downtown College Preparatory District a distant remainder — means Downtown College Preparatory District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Preparatory District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% 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 College Preparatory District student-counselor ratio is 520:1 — 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.
Downtown College Preparatory District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.3% — 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 Downtown College Preparatory 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 Preparatory District?
Downtown College Preparatory District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 495 students.
How much does Downtown College Preparatory District spend per student?
Downtown College Preparatory District spends $13,854 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1252 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Downtown College Preparatory District?
Downtown College Preparatory District students are 95.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 1.2% African American, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Downtown College Preparatory District?
Downtown College Preparatory District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #1252 out of 1517 districts in California.