An equity score of 37/100 ranks Downtown College Preparatory District #1085 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,230 per pupil, Downtown College Preparatory District ranks #957 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
495
Total Enrollment
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$17,230
Per-Pupil Spending
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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 $17,230 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 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 37/100, ranked #1085 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Downtown College Preparatory District reports 64.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $17,230 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1085 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 37/100, ranking #1085 out of 1526 districts in California.