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Lancaster, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Ilead Lancaster Charter District #1096 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,163 per pupil, Ilead Lancaster Charter District ranks #1564 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ilead Lancaster Charter District operates 1 public schools serving 741 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 Los Angeles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,163 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 17.5% local, 75.0% 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 37/100, ranked #1096 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.
a 257:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 52.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.8% Hispanic or Latino, 35.1% African American, 17.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ilead Lancaster Charter, enrolling 771 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ilead Lancaster Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Ilead Lancaster Charter District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ilead Lancaster Charter District a distant remainder — means Ilead Lancaster Charter 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.
Ilead Lancaster Charter District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.4% 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.
Ilead Lancaster Charter District student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — 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 Ilead Lancaster Charter District is typically wider than the Ilead Lancaster Charter District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ilead Lancaster Charter District chronic absenteeism rate is 52.9% — 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 Ilead Lancaster Charter 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 Ilead Lancaster Charter District?
Ilead Lancaster Charter District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 741 students.
How much does Ilead Lancaster Charter District spend per student?
Ilead Lancaster Charter District spends $12,163 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1096 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Ilead Lancaster Charter District?
Ilead Lancaster Charter District students are 38.8% Hispanic or Latino, 35.1% African American, 17.0% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ilead Lancaster Charter District?
Ilead Lancaster Charter District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #1096 out of 1517 districts in California.