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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Health Sciences High District #704 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,460 per pupil, Health Sciences High District ranks #642 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Health Sciences High District operates 1 public schools serving 525 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 San Diego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,460 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.9% local, 40.6% state, and 8.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #704 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 267.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% African American, 3.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Health Sciences High and Middle College accounts for 100.0% of all Health Sciences High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Health Sciences High District a distant remainder — means Health Sciences High 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.
Health Sciences High District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.0% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Health Sciences High District student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Health Sciences High District is typically wider than the Health Sciences High District-aggregate figure suggests.
Health Sciences High District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.5% — 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 Health Sciences High 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 Health Sciences High District?
Health Sciences High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 525 students.
How much does Health Sciences High District spend per student?
Health Sciences High District spends $16,460 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #704 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Health Sciences High District?
Health Sciences High District students are 76.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% African American, 3.0% Asian, 2.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Health Sciences High District?
Health Sciences High District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #704 out of 1517 districts in California.