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Lincoln, California - 1 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks John Adams Academy - Lincoln District #1486 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,403 per pupil, John Adams Academy - Lincoln District ranks #1856 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District operates 1 public schools serving 1,376 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Placer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,403 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.3% local, 36.4% state, and 4.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 14/100, ranked #1486 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 1392:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is John Adams Academy - Lincoln, enrolling 1,392 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
John Adams Academy - Lincoln accounts for 100.0% of all John Adams Academy - Lincoln District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John Adams Academy - Lincoln District a distant remainder — means John Adams Academy - Lincoln District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District student-counselor ratio is 1392:1 — 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.
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within John Adams Academy - Lincoln District is typically wider than the John Adams Academy - Lincoln District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to John Adams Academy - Lincoln 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 John Adams Academy - Lincoln District?
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,376 students.
How much does John Adams Academy - Lincoln District spend per student?
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District spends $8,403 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #1486 in California.
What is the demographic composition of John Adams Academy - Lincoln District?
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District students are 61.9% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, 1.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John Adams Academy - Lincoln District?
John Adams Academy - Lincoln District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #1486 out of 1517 districts in California.