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Hawthorne, California - 11 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Hawthorne #459 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,562 per pupil, Hawthorne ranks #545 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Hawthorne operates 11 public schools serving 7,093 students, placing it among the smaller districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $19,562 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 14.4% local, 71.7% state, and 13.9% 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 62/100, ranked #459 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 567.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% African American, 3.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, with a diversity index of 53.9/100.
Its largest campus is Zela Davis, enrolling 843 students (12% of the district's total enrollment).
Hawthorne school enrollment ranges from 418 students (lowest) to 843 students (highest), a spread of 425 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 11 schools in Hawthorne.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Hawthorne's schools, about the same as the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Zela Davis | 843 |
| Ramona | 767 |
| Hawthorne Middle | 761 |
| Eucalyptus | 709 |
| Prairie Vista Middle | 674 |
| Bud Carson Middle | 601 |
| Hawthorne Math and Science Academy Charter | 567 |
| Kornblum | 566 |
| Jefferson | 549 |
| York | 449 |
| Washington | 418 |
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hueneme Elementary | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| El Monte City | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Novato Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| El Rancho Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| River Springs Charter District | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Hawthorne's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Hawthorne has 11 schools, including 7 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 7,093 students.
Hawthorne spends $19,562 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #459 in California.
Hawthorne students are 71.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% African American, 3.4% Asian, 2.7% White, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Hawthorne has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #459 out of 1526 districts in California.
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