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San Bernardino, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Iempire Academy District #795 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,499 per pupil, Iempire Academy District ranks #1327 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Iempire Academy District operates 1 public schools serving 454 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 Bernardino County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,499 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 8.4% local, 79.3% state, and 12.3% 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 #795 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.
and 56.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% African American, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Iempire Academy, enrolling 418 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Iempire Academy accounts for 92.1% of all Iempire Academy District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Iempire Academy District a distant remainder — means Iempire Academy 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.
Iempire Academy District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.8% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Iempire Academy District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.2% — 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.
Iempire Academy District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 454 students.
How much does Iempire Academy District spend per student?
Iempire Academy District spends $13,499 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #795 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Iempire Academy District?
Iempire Academy District students are 74.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% African American, 2.4% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Iempire Academy District?
Iempire Academy District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #795 out of 1517 districts in California.