Downtown College Preparatory District

Public school district · Santa Clara County · California · NCES district ID 0601597

Downtown College Preparatory District spent $17,230 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 54% of the other California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,666). Its one school enrolled 520 students in 2024-25; 42.0% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (California: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among California districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Downtown College Preparatory District in enrollment (492 to 497 students) and Downtown College Preparatory District itself.

Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Downtown College Preparatory District, FY23Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District $20,223; Big Picture Educational Academy $19,354; ASCEND District $18,815; Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District $18,682; Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District $17,913; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District $17,503; Alta Vista Elementary $17,303; KIPP Sol Academy District $17,300; Downtown College Preparatory District $17,230; Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District $10,745; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kAlliance Piera Barbaglia Shahe…$20,223Big Picture Educational Academy$19,354ASCEND District$18,815Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elemen…$18,682Ednovate - Esperanza College P…$17,913Alliance College-Ready Middle …$17,503Alta Vista Elementary$17,303KIPP Sol Academy District$17,300Downtown College Preparatory D…$17,230Connecting Waters Charter - Ea…$10,745State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Downtown College Preparatory District, FY23Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District $20,223; Big Picture Educational Academy $19,354; ASCEND District $18,815; Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District $18,682; Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District $17,913; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District $17,503; Alta Vista Elementary $17,303; KIPP Sol Academy District $17,300; Downtown College Preparatory District $17,230; Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District $10,745; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k10k15k20k25kAlliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HL…$20,223Big Picture Educational Academy$19,354ASCEND District$18,815Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary …$18,682Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep D…$17,913Alliance College-Ready Middle Acade…$17,503Alta Vista Elementary$17,303KIPP Sol Academy District$17,300Downtown College Preparatory Distri…$17,230Connecting Waters Charter - East Ba…$10,745State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Downtown College Preparatory District, FY23Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District $20,223; Big Picture Educational Academy $19,354; ASCEND District $18,815; Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District $18,682; Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District $17,913; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District $17,503; Alta Vista Elementary $17,303; KIPP Sol Academy District $17,300; Downtown College Preparatory District $17,230; Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District $10,745; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kAlliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs A…$20,223Big Picture Educational Academy$19,354ASCEND District$18,815Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District$18,682Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District$17,913Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 Di…$17,503Alta Vista Elementary$17,303KIPP Sol Academy District$17,300Downtown College Preparatory District$17,230Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay Distri…$10,745State median, under 1,000 students $17,666
Current spending per student, California districts closest in size to Downtown College Preparatory District, FY23Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District $20,223; Big Picture Educational Academy $19,354; ASCEND District $18,815; Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary District $18,682; Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District $17,913; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District $17,503; Alta Vista Elementary $17,303; KIPP Sol Academy District $17,300; Downtown College Preparatory District $17,230; Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District $10,745; State median, under 1,000 students $17,666.5k15k25kAlliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SR…$20,223Big Picture Educational Academy$19,354ASCEND District$18,815Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary Dist…$18,682Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep Distr…$17,913Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 1…$17,503Alta Vista Elementary$17,303KIPP Sol Academy District$17,300Downtown College Preparatory District$17,230Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay Di…$10,745State median, under 1,000 students $17,666

Where the money came from

$10,016,000 in revenue: 42.0% state, 48.8% local and 9.2% federal. Total spending including $142,000 of capital outlay was $9,320,000, or $18,828 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Downtown College Preparatory District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,204,000; Local $4,886,000; Federal $926,000; total $10,016,000.
  • State$4,204,000 42%
  • Local$4,886,000 49%
  • Federal$926,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 1,238 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

495 students in 2022-23, 459 students in 2023-24, 520 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Downtown College Preparatory District enrollment by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-234952023-244592024-25520
Downtown College Preparatory District enrollment by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-234952023-244592024-25520
Downtown College Preparatory District enrollment by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-234952023-244592024-25520
Downtown College Preparatory District enrollment by school year2022-23: 495, 2023-24: 459, 2024-25: 52002004006002022-234952023-244592024-25520

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349522.322.2
2023-2445925.518.0
2024-2552028.618.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 125 students in Downtown College Preparatory District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class125495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 520 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Downtown College Preparatory52018.269.8%Not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Downtown College Preparatory District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Downtown College Preparatory District

  1. California districts by spending per studentDowntown College Preparatory District ranks 667 of 1,238 California districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,230).#667 of 1,238
  2. Every school district in CaliforniaDowntown College Preparatory District is the number 990 by size of 1,991 California districts, with 495 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#990 of 1,991
  3. Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy DistrictThe next larger California district: 497 students in fall 2022, $20,223 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,223
  4. Big Picture Educational AcademyThe next smaller California district: 494 students in fall 2022, $19,354 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,354
  5. Compare Downtown College Preparatory District with Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Downtown College Preparatory, its largest high school520 students in 2024-25, 18.2 per teacher.520
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Downtown College Preparatory District

  1. How many schools and students are in Downtown College Preparatory District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 520 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Downtown College Preparatory District spend per student?
    $17,230 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the California median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,666 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Downtown College Preparatory District's money come from?
    $10,016,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.0% state, 48.8% local and 9.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Downtown College Preparatory District?
    90-94% of the 125 students in Downtown College Preparatory District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Downtown College Preparatory District's NCES district ID?
    0601597. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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