At $19,123 per pupil, Empower Generations District ranks #617 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
81
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$19,123
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Empower Generations District operates 1 public schools serving 81 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,123 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.2% local, 69.5% state, and 20.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 81:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.5% African American, 35.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Empower Generations, enrolling 81 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Empower Generations accounts for 100.0% of all Empower Generations District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Empower Generations District a distant remainder — means Empower Generations District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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 Generations District reports 71.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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 Generations District student-counselor ratio is 81:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Empower Generations District chronic absenteeism rate is 61.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Empower Generations District?
Empower Generations District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 81 students.
How much does Empower Generations District spend per student?
Empower Generations District spends $19,123 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Empower Generations District?
Empower Generations District students are 39.5% African American, 35.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.