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Inglewood, California - 1 schools
At $23,147 per pupil, Grace Hopper Stem Academy District ranks #142 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 70 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $23,147 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.9% local, 62.5% state, and 7.6% 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 93:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.0% African American, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Grace Hopper Stem Academy, enrolling 93 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Grace Hopper Stem Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Grace Hopper Stem Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Grace Hopper Stem Academy District a distant remainder — means Grace Hopper Stem Academy District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.9% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District student-counselor ratio is 93:1 — 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.
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Grace Hopper Stem Academy District is typically wider than the Grace Hopper Stem Academy District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Grace Hopper Stem Academy 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 Grace Hopper Stem Academy District?
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 70 students.
How much does Grace Hopper Stem Academy District spend per student?
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District spends $23,147 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Grace Hopper Stem Academy District?
Grace Hopper Stem Academy District students are 71.0% African American, 21.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.