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San Diego, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks High Tech Elementary Explorer District #1467 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,803 per pupil, High Tech Elementary Explorer District ranks #1609 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
High Tech Elementary Explorer District operates 1 public schools serving 376 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $11,803 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 59.5% local, 30.2% state, and 10.3% 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 17/100, ranked #1467 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 48.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.5% White, 12.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is High Tech Elementary Explorer, enrolling 386 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
High Tech Elementary Explorer accounts for 100.0% of all High Tech Elementary Explorer District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of High Tech Elementary Explorer District a distant remainder — means High Tech Elementary Explorer District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
High Tech Elementary Explorer District chronic absenteeism rate is 48.4% — 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 High Tech Elementary Explorer 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 High Tech Elementary Explorer District?
High Tech Elementary Explorer District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 376 students.
How much does High Tech Elementary Explorer District spend per student?
High Tech Elementary Explorer District spends $11,803 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1467 in California.
What is the demographic composition of High Tech Elementary Explorer District?
High Tech Elementary Explorer District students are 47.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.5% White, 12.5% Asian, 8.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for High Tech Elementary Explorer District?
High Tech Elementary Explorer District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #1467 out of 1517 districts in California.