An equity score of 76/100 ranks Imperial County Office of Education #160 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $89,771 per pupil, Imperial County Office of Education ranks #1 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
860
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$89,771
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Imperial County Office of Education operates 4 public schools serving 860 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Imperial County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $89,771 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 188 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.6% local, 52.0% state, and 20.4% 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 76/100, ranked #160 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 134.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 51.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% White, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valley Academy, with a diversity index of 8.5/100.
Imperial County Special Education accounts for 51.0% of all Imperial County Office of Education student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Imperial County Office of Education a distant remainder — means Imperial County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Imperial County Office of Education school enrollment varies 44× across entities
Imperial County Office of Education school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 481 students (highest), a spread of 470 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Imperial County Office of Education reports 69.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Imperial County Office of Education student-counselor ratio is 135:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Imperial County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 51.4% — 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 Imperial County Office of Education'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 Imperial County Office of Education?
Imperial County Office of Education has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 860 students.
How much does Imperial County Office of Education spend per student?
Imperial County Office of Education spends $89,771 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #160 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Imperial County Office of Education?
Imperial County Office of Education students are 97.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% White, 0.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Imperial County Office of Education?
Imperial County Office of Education has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #160 out of 1526 districts in California.