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Costa Mesa, California - 1 schools
At $11,415 per pupil, International School for Science and Culture District ranks #1662 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
International School for Science and Culture District operates 1 public schools serving 130 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,415 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 77.0% local, 18.0% state, and 5.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 970:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% White, 16.5% Asian across the district's schools.
International School for Science and Culture accounts for 74.6% of all International School for Science and Culture District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of International School for Science and Culture District a distant remainder — means International School for Science and Culture 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.
International School for Science and Culture District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
International School for Science and Culture District student-counselor ratio is 970:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
International School for Science and Culture District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to International School for Science and Culture 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 International School for Science and Culture District?
International School for Science and Culture District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 130 students.
How much does International School for Science and Culture District spend per student?
International School for Science and Culture District spends $11,415 per student.
What is the demographic composition of International School for Science and Culture District?
International School for Science and Culture District students are 45.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% White, 16.5% Asian, 1.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.