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Vista, California - 1 schools
At $11,444 per pupil, Guajome Learning Center District ranks #1656 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Guajome Learning Center District operates 1 public schools serving 55 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,444 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 34.9% local, 65.1% state, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 61:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% White, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Guajome Learning Center, enrolling 61 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Guajome Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all Guajome Learning Center District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Guajome Learning Center District a distant remainder — means Guajome Learning Center District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Guajome Learning Center District student-counselor ratio is 61:1 — 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.
Guajome Learning Center District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Guajome Learning Center 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 Guajome Learning Center District?
Guajome Learning Center District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 55 students.
How much does Guajome Learning Center District spend per student?
Guajome Learning Center District spends $11,444 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Guajome Learning Center District?
Guajome Learning Center District students are 73.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% White, 3.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.