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Hawthorne, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Family First Charter District #1424 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,114 per pupil, Family First Charter District ranks #1842 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
461
Total Enrollment
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$9,114
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Family First Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 461 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 $9,114 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.0% local, 69.6% state, and 14.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #1424 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.
and 81.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American, 4.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Family First Charter, enrolling 605 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Family First Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Family First Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Family First Charter District a distant remainder — means Family First Charter District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Family First Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 81.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Family First Charter 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 Family First Charter District?
Family First Charter District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 461 students.
How much does Family First Charter District spend per student?
Family First Charter District spends $9,114 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #1424 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Family First Charter District?
Family First Charter District students are 80.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% African American, 4.5% White, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Family First Charter District?
Family First Charter District has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #1424 out of 1517 districts in California.