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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Elevate District #1434 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,541 per pupil, Elevate District ranks #1506 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
461
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$12,541
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Elevate District operates 1 public schools serving 461 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 $12,541 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 64.3% local, 21.4% state, and 14.3% 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 20/100, ranked #1434 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.
a 476:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 30.3% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Elevate, enrolling 476 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Elevate accounts for 100.0% of all Elevate District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elevate District a distant remainder — means Elevate 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.
Elevate District student-counselor ratio is 476:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Elevate District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Elevate District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 461 students.
How much does Elevate District spend per student?
Elevate District spends $12,541 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #1434 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Elevate District?
Elevate District students are 30.3% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 8.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elevate District?
Elevate District has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #1434 out of 1517 districts in California.