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Chico, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District #800 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,080 per pupil, Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District ranks #1403 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
366
Total Enrollment
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$13,080
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District operates 1 public schools serving 366 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 Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,080 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 25.3% local, 65.5% state, and 9.2% 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 #800 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 166:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 57.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences accounts for 90.7% of all Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District a distant remainder — means Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District student-counselor ratio is 166:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District chronic absenteeism rate is 57.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Inspire School of Arts and Sciences 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 Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District?
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 366 students.
How much does Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District spend per student?
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District spends $13,080 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #800 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District?
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District students are 67.3% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District?
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #800 out of 1517 districts in California.