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San Diego, California - 1 schools
At $15,598 per pupil, Empower Charter District ranks #833 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
146
Total Enrollment
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$15,598
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Empower Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 146 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 $15,598 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 53.7% local, 31.2% state, and 15.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 306:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% White, 3.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Empower Language Academy, enrolling 153 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Empower Language Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Empower Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Empower Charter District a distant remainder — means Empower Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Empower Charter District reports 55.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Empower Charter District student-counselor ratio is 306:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Empower Charter District is typically wider than the Empower Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Empower Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — 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.
Empower Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 146 students.
How much does Empower Charter District spend per student?
Empower Charter District spends $15,598 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Empower Charter District?
Empower Charter District students are 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% White, 3.3% African American, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.