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Santa Ana, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District #733 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,663 per pupil, El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District ranks #817 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 956 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,663 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 35.2% local, 48.9% state, and 15.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #733 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.
and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy accounts for 100.0% of all El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District a distant remainder — means El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy 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.
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District is typically wider than the El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy 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 El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District?
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 956 students.
How much does El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District spend per student?
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District spends $15,663 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #733 in California.
What is the demographic composition of El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District?
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District students are 97.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District?
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #733 out of 1517 districts in California.