An equity score of 49/100 ranks Helendale Elementary #794 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,928 per pupil, Helendale Elementary ranks #1403 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,103
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,928
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Helendale Elementary operates 4 public schools serving 1,103 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 San Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,928 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.3% local, 72.1% 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. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #794 of 1526 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 435.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.1% White, 6.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Independence Charter Academy, with a diversity index of 61.4/100.
Its largest campus is Helendale Elementary, enrolling 541 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Independence Charter Academy, at 118 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Helendale Elementary accounts for 49.0% of all Helendale Elementary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Helendale Elementary a distant remainder — means Helendale Elementary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Helendale Elementary school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Helendale Elementary school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 541 students (highest), a spread of 423 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.
Helendale Elementary student-counselor ratio is 436:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Helendale Elementary chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — 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.