At $21,080 per pupil, Equitas Academy 5 District ranks #375 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Equitas Academy 5 District operates 1 public schools serving 175 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,080 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 24.5% local, 59.3% state, and 16.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Equitas Academy 5, enrolling 184 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 22.3% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (175 to 214 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.2 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $3,691,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 37% went to instruction, 55.8% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Equitas Academy 5 accounts for 100.0% of all Equitas Academy 5 District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Equitas Academy 5 District a distant remainder — means Equitas Academy 5 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.
Equitas Academy 5 District reports 84.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Equitas Academy 5 District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — 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 Equitas Academy 5 District is typically wider than the Equitas Academy 5 District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Equitas Academy 5 District?
Equitas Academy 5 District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 175 students.
How much does Equitas Academy 5 District spend per student?
Equitas Academy 5 District spends $21,080 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Equitas Academy 5 District?
Equitas Academy 5 District students are 91.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 1.6% African American, 0.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.