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Anaheim, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Goals Academy District #1394 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,970 per pupil, Goals Academy District ranks #1420 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Goals Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 241 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,970 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 42.0% local, 52.6% state, and 5.5% 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 23/100, ranked #1394 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 1225:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% White, 8.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Vibrant Minds Charter, enrolling 245 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Vibrant Minds Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Goals Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Goals Academy District a distant remainder — means Goals Academy 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.
Goals Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Goals Academy District student-counselor ratio is 1225:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Goals Academy 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 Goals Academy District is typically wider than the Goals Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Goals Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 241 students.
How much does Goals Academy District spend per student?
Goals Academy District spends $12,970 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1394 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Goals Academy District?
Goals Academy District students are 69.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% White, 8.6% Asian, 4.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Goals Academy District?
Goals Academy District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #1394 out of 1517 districts in California.