An equity score of 39/100 ranks High Tech High District #1033 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,060 per pupil, High Tech High District ranks #1371 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
521
Total Enrollment
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$15,060
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
High Tech High District operates 1 public schools serving 521 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 $15,060 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 60.7% local, 35.4% state, and 3.9% 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 39/100, ranked #1033 of 1526 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.
a 412:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% White, 9.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is High Tech High, enrolling 412 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
High Tech High accounts for 79.1% of all High Tech High District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of High Tech High District a distant remainder — means High Tech High District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
High Tech High District student-counselor ratio is 412:1 — 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.
High Tech High District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
High Tech High District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 521 students.
How much does High Tech High District spend per student?
High Tech High District spends $15,060 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1033 in California.
What is the demographic composition of High Tech High District?
High Tech High District students are 52.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% White, 9.8% Asian, 8.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for High Tech High District?
High Tech High District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #1033 out of 1526 districts in California.