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El Cajon, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Eje Elementary Academy Charter District #739 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,474 per pupil, Eje Elementary Academy Charter District ranks #1097 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,474 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 20.2% local, 71.0% state, and 8.8% 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 51/100, ranked #739 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 582:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Eje Elementary Academy Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Eje Elementary Academy Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Eje Elementary Academy Charter District a distant remainder — means Eje Elementary Academy Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.9% 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). 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.
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District student-counselor ratio is 582:1 — 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.
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Eje Elementary Academy Charter District is typically wider than the Eje Elementary Academy Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Eje Elementary Academy Charter 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 Eje Elementary Academy Charter District?
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 564 students.
How much does Eje Elementary Academy Charter District spend per student?
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District spends $14,474 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #739 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Eje Elementary Academy Charter District?
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District students are 93.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White, 1.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eje Elementary Academy Charter District?
Eje Elementary Academy Charter District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #739 out of 1517 districts in California.